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ehospice newsCopyright 2017 by ehospiceen-USnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard) Giving people with aphasia their voice backCaring for a loved one at the end of their life is never easy. For some, like Sonya Budge, the challenges are made all the more complex when communicating is difficult.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22607
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22607Wed, 13 Sep 2017 18:18:14 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)She knew palliative care. Then it hit home.She thought she knew palliative care. As a nurse, she assured people that it was not so much about death, but about life. It gave people relief. Peace of mind.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22606
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22606Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:39:18 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Palliative care benefits both patients and familiesThose suffering from chronic illnesses can still maintain their quality of life at any age and at any stage of a serious illness.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22595
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22595Mon, 11 Sep 2017 18:20:42 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)How a Toronto hospital uses virtual reality to grant dying patients a last wishhttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22585
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22585Thu, 07 Sep 2017 13:13:56 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Common Statement of Principles on Shared Health PrioritiesBy endorsing this Common Statement of Principles on Shared Health Priorities, federal, provincial, and territorial (FPT) governmentsFootnote 1 commit to work together to ensure health care systems continue to respond to the needs of Canadians.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22519
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22519Wed, 23 Aug 2017 13:54:12 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)The doctor who took on deathIn an agonizing personal and professional decision, Dr. Sandy Buchman opted to help patients with their final wish. He hasn’t looked back.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22518
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22518Wed, 23 Aug 2017 13:14:55 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Overcoming fears, stigma about palliative careDespite the fact prestigious organizations such as the World Health Organization recommend early palliative care for people living with a life limiting illness, negative attitudes and stigma often lead to individuals rejecting palliative care as an option.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22453
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22453Thu, 10 Aug 2017 14:24:26 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)’I just started to cry’: WestJet employee’s act of kindness reunites Calgary man with dying sister'He's going to be staying at the hospital with her until she goes to the next part of her journey'http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22452
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22452Thu, 10 Aug 2017 13:56:35 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Palliative care as a public health issue: understanding disparities in access to palliative care for the homeless population living in Toronto, based on a policy analysisA growing body of research is identifying the disparities that currently exist in access to adequate health care in general and, more specifically, to palliative care by individuals who are considered homeless.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22445
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22445Wed, 09 Aug 2017 19:50:54 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Disasters don’t stop for palliative careThose requiring acute care or assisted living were all placed out of the general population when more than 10,000 evacuees were registered in Prince George over the last few weeks because of the B.C. wildfires.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22403
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22403Wed, 02 Aug 2017 15:12:58 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)A doctor discovers an important question patients should be askedThis patient isn’t usually mine, but today I’m covering for my partner in our family-practice office, so he has been slipped into my schedule.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22367
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22367Tue, 25 Jul 2017 14:52:07 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)When a doctor and patient disagree about care at the end of lifeSometimes, doctors and patients disagree about end-of-life care. I know, because it happened with me.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22353
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22353Thu, 20 Jul 2017 17:41:13 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Social Determinants of Palliative Care: A Medical Student’s Experience“I have stage 4 lung cancer. I’m dying and this is where I will spend my last days.”http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22351
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22351Thu, 20 Jul 2017 14:12:10 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Windsor DJ with terminal cancer performs ’I’m Still Here’Battling terminal cancer, DjThor’s message to his fans on Saturday night was defiant: “I’m still here.”http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22334
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22334Wed, 19 Jul 2017 17:50:57 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)End-of-life plans: Is it too morbid to plan your death?‘This is also life. You can’t plan for everything. That’s just part of the natural chaos’http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22333
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22333Wed, 19 Jul 2017 17:17:10 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)How to have a better deathDeath is inevitable. A bad death is nothttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22331
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22331Wed, 19 Jul 2017 15:29:34 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)My mother wanted a peaceful death at home. I nearly blew it for her.At my mother’s memorial service, lots of people asked to speak. While the details varied, there were important consistencies across all of the wonderful memories that were shared: her great warmth, infinite curiosity, pioneering spirit and utter inability to tell a joke.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22330
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22330Wed, 19 Jul 2017 15:01:34 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Preparing for your death enhances life"Death is inevitable. A bad death is not," blares the headline of the April 29 edition of the Economist. The feature repeats the arguments why more palliative care is needed and why "honest and open conversations about dying should be as much a part of modern medicine as prescribing drugs or fixing broken bones."http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22329
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22329Wed, 19 Jul 2017 14:11:02 GMT ()Montreal students learn about end-of-life care at West Island Palliative Care ResidenceWest Island Palliative Care has started a unique program, inviting teenagers into the residence to learn more about end-of-life care. Global's Felicia Parrillo reports.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22311
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22311Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:48:36 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)What my dying wife and I never knew about palliative careIn the four years I accompanied my wife Suzanne as she endured the diagnoses and treatment for breast cancer, the most shocking moment came just five days before she died.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22310
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22310Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:34:23 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)One hundred and forty-five countries signed the 1951 Refugee Convention: Why do refugees have limited access to quality health care and end-of-life care?Continuing the Salzburg Questions series that encourages a global discussion about the key issues affecting palliative care. On World Refugee Day today, 20 June, Dr Emmanuel Luyirika, Executive Director, and Shelley Enarson, Communications Consultant, both of the African Palliative Care Association, explore the fourth question in the Salzburg Questions that asks why refugees have limited access to quality health care and end-of-life carehttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22210
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22210Tue, 20 Jun 2017 18:41:23 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)One year later, there’s still a lack of support for Canadians choosing assisted deathA year ago, following some of the most emotional debates Canada has seen in recent years, our parliamentarians passed a federal law allowing medical assistance in dying. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22209
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22209Tue, 20 Jun 2017 13:50:46 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Two palliative care doctors talk about helping their patients to dieFor decades, palliative care doctors and medically-assisted death advocates seemed to be pitted against one another — each arguing for a particular kind of "good death."http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22170
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22170Mon, 12 Jun 2017 13:27:36 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Palliative care bill gets all-party supportAs we come to the end of the parliamentary session and I return to the constituency for the summer, there is good news to report.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22153
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22153Wed, 07 Jun 2017 19:22:03 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Palliative care stakeholder groups delighted by passage of C-277 at 3rd Reading(June 6, 2017 – Ottawa, ON) The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) , the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians (CSPCP) and the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) are pleased that Private Member's Bill C-277 "Act providing for the Development of a Framework on Palliative Care in Canada" was passed at 3rd reading in the House of Commons last week. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22147
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22147Tue, 06 Jun 2017 15:16:24 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)A home care palliative sedation simulation programSimulation sessions improve the comfort level of nurses in initiating and maintaining palliative sedation for clients who are at home at end of lifehttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22123
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22123Thu, 01 Jun 2017 18:30:28 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard) Palliative Manitoba provides more than end-of-life careKaralee Grant was a vibrant 19-year-old when she was diagnosed with a rare sinus cancer.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22121
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22121Thu, 01 Jun 2017 17:49:42 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Dying at home: What I learned from my husband’s deathThe night my husband died, I slept beside his corpse in our bed. All night. This wasn’t exactly by choice: the funeral home did not retrieve bodies after 8 p.m., and there was no other bed available for me to sleep in, as all our children were home to help care for their father.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22120
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22120Thu, 01 Jun 2017 17:41:02 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Alberta doctor receives award for role in developing medically assisted dying frameworkAn Alberta physician, who led the development of the province’s framework for medically assisted dying, will be awarded with one of the Canadian Medical Association’s (CMA’s) highest honours.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22119
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22119Thu, 01 Jun 2017 15:15:51 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Family Caregiver Webinar SurveyCaregivers: Please tell us what you think!http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22118
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22118Thu, 01 Jun 2017 14:57:42 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Gladu’s Palliative Care Bill Goes To The SenateSarnia-Lambton Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu’s palliative care bill has passed third and final reading in the House of Commons.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22117
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22117Thu, 01 Jun 2017 14:45:09 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Hugs For Hospice – Celebrating 30 Years Of Support To Our CommunitiesThirty years of compassion, dedication and comfort to our community; this is worth celebrating!http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22047
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22047Mon, 15 May 2017 17:50:01 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Hospice aims to end stigma surrounding palliative care. Hospice is calling on Canadians to conquer their fear of end-of-life care issues. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22041
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22041Mon, 15 May 2017 14:03:42 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)A Serendipitous Meeting Leads to a Walk Down Memory LaneThis week, I brought my wife Julie with me to take a walk through Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and up to the 16th floor to mark the 10th anniversary of my dad’s passing. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22028
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22028Fri, 12 May 2017 13:25:15 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Access to High-Quality Palliative Care Needs to Be a Priority in CanadaOttawa, May 10, 2017—Canada needs to develop enhanced palliative and end-of-life approaches that includes care in home, community, and long-term care settings. A survey of Canadians finds a strong majority feels individuals should have the right to receive end-of-life care in their home.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22017
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/22017Thu, 11 May 2017 13:01:16 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)CFN funds four landmark research projectsInvesting in transforming care for older Canadians living with frailtyhttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21998
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21998Mon, 08 May 2017 15:16:25 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)The power of people and communities: Creating a movement in end of life careMARKHAM, ON, May 8, 2017 /CNW/ - In celebration of National Hospice Palliative Care Week, May 7-13, Saint Elizabeth is sharing highlights of its impacts in end of life care. Since 2015, the social enterprise has provided $4 million to expand access to care and address gaps at the local and national level. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21997
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21997Mon, 08 May 2017 14:33:01 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Palliative care is about living well, right to the endDeath has been in the news a lot the past couple of years. As we as a society have made the major change to permit assisted suicide, or medical aid in dying, there have rightly been emotional discussions about how people can be helped to die well.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21993
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21993Mon, 08 May 2017 13:08:16 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)An interfaith call for a palliative care strategy in CanadaCanada is overdue for a well-funded national initiative to improve palliative care access and quality. An important first step is for parliamentarians to vote for Bill C-277, introduced by MP Marilyn Gladu, which calls for the development of a pan-Canadian palliative care strategy.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21976
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21976Fri, 05 May 2017 12:09:53 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Dying in the shadowsModern death has become a wrenching political dilemma, one that grows more pressing as the population ages. A Good Death confronts our fears about dying, our struggle for meaning, and our dread of being trapped by voracious medical technology in a nightmare world that has abandoned caring in pursuit of curing, no matter the cost or the suffering to patients and their families. A Good Death asks the tough question none of us can avoid: How do we want to die?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21940
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21940Tue, 25 Apr 2017 17:07:59 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)A surprisingly good place to die: How Mongolia excels at palliative careA campaigning doctor has helped make the Asian country a better place to spend your final days than many much wealthier nations. Andrew North finds out howhttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21914
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21914Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:49:02 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)End-of-life planning now in MedChartMedChart announced that it is partnering with BestEndings.com for patient-centered end of life content. This will allow patients to create digital Advanced Directives within their MedChart portal and share them electronically with their entire circle of care. In this way, access to expressed wishes is readily available when end-of-life care is needed.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21913
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21913Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:41:10 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Prince Harry speaks about his personal experience with grief and bereavementPrince Harry has opened up about his own experience with grief and bereavement in a ‘Mad World’ podcast, an initiative of The Telegraph newspaper.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21911
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21911Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:23:07 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Investing in Canada’s Future, Strengthening the Foundations of Canadian ResearchOttawa, ON, April 10, 2017, The Health Charities Coalition of Canada welcomes the recommendations made today by the Advisory Panel to Canada’s Review of Fundamental Science which made important steps in strengthening the Canadian health research ecosystem. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21865
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21865Tue, 11 Apr 2017 12:24:42 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Who will speak for you when you can’t?April 16: National Advance Care Planning Day - What if you became ill and couldn’t speak for yourself? Would your family, close friends and health-care providers – your community – know your wishes for your health care? Do they know who you want to speak for you?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21853
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21853Fri, 07 Apr 2017 13:51:45 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Championing End-Of-Life CommunicationTalking about death is never easy, especially when it’s your own mortality or a loved one’s in question.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21851
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21851Fri, 07 Apr 2017 13:40:43 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Sisters of Charity hand over health-care operations to BruyèreThe Sisters of Charity of Ottawa signed over ownership of the lands and buildings that make up Bruyère Continuing Care to the health-care organization during a ceremony Friday attended by Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast and numerous local officials.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21790
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21790Mon, 27 Mar 2017 15:10:52 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Building for an aging populationCalgary project takes cues from Holland’s Dementia Village to target a growing demographic of seniors in cognitive declinehttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21789
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21789Mon, 27 Mar 2017 15:07:50 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Gladu’s private member’s bill set for third reading in AprilA private member's bill introduced in Parliament by Sarnia-Lambton MP Marilyn Gladu took another step this week to becoming a law.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21770
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21770Thu, 23 Mar 2017 14:50:58 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Is dying well as important as living well?In response to the Salzburg Questions, a new series encouraging a global discussion about the key issues affecting palliative care, Dr Jonathan Koffman of the Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London, UK, explores the importance of addressing happiness at the end of life.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21762
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21762Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:59:48 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)Can medical assistance in dying harm rural and remote palliative care in Canada?From an autonomy and informed consent perspective, unless there is available, easily accessible, comprehensive, robust end-of-life care, palliative care, to offer the option of assisted death impedes the exercise of self-determination and autonomy because you haven’t been given the option, and even if you have, it isn’t available to you in a robust way that can be actualized.Dr Thomas Foreman, Director, Champlain Centre for Health Care Ethicshttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21749
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21749Mon, 20 Mar 2017 12:55:37 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)After more than 20 years, the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire is revisedThe McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire (MQOL) has been widely used in palliative care research since it was first developed more than 20 years ago. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21700
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21700Wed, 08 Mar 2017 16:35:28 GMTnrickard@chpca.net (Nicole Rickard)A fully-funded palliative plan saves money, report saysTimely, fully-funded and widely available palliative care could save Canada’s health care system between $7,000 and $8,000 per patient, claims a new paper from the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21660
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21660Wed, 01 Mar 2017 15:26:37 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Palliative care is about living, not dying, says expertOTTAWA – Palliative care is about living and celebrating life and should begin much earlier than a during a patient’s last days and weeks of life, palliative care physician Dr. Jose Pereira said Feb. 18. We need to change a culture that palliative care has to do with death and dying,” Pereira told an information session in Ottawa.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21623
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21623Wed, 22 Feb 2017 17:57:20 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)New CSPCP Report On Economics Of Palliative Care The CSPCP is pleased to release a new report on the economics of palliative care, entitled Palliative Care – A vital service with clear economic, health and social benefits.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21616
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21616Tue, 21 Feb 2017 19:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Camp Erin allows children to grieve and heal following loss of a loved oneThe death of a loved one is one of the most difficult and traumatic events in a child’s life.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21590
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21590Wed, 15 Feb 2017 09:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)CSPCP President honoured with National Advocacy AwardCSPCP President Dr. David Henderson was honoured this week as the 2017 recipient of the Honourable Sharon Carstairs P.C., Palliative Care Award of Excellence in Advocacy. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21492
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21492Fri, 27 Jan 2017 18:51:47 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Put End-Of-Life Wishes At The Top Of Your To-Do ListKicking off the New Year is a good time to put the task of making your end-of-life wishes at the top of your to-do list.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21443
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21443Fri, 20 Jan 2017 15:33:10 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Around-the-clock visitation means better care for hospital patientsPalliative patient Giovanni Durante’s wife Linda sits at his bedside throughout the day and his brothers take turns in the early evening, every day at Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21421
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21421Wed, 18 Jan 2017 15:30:56 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)HRPA achieves Canadian Compassionate Company (CCC) designationCanadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA)’s Champion’s Council is pleased to announce that the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) has been designated a Canadian Compassionate Company (CCC). With HR policies formally committed to supporting their employees in times of family distress, HRPA has qualified as a CCC.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21383
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21383Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:39:47 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Who cares? Palliative care and Universal Health Coverage: the role of community based careToday (12 December 2016), on Universal Health Coverage Day, organisations and individuals around the globe have pledged to ‘Act with Ambition’ to ensure that everyone can access quality essential health services without financial hardship. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21222
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21222Mon, 12 Dec 2016 09:51:09 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Standing up for the rights of people and families facing serious illnessTomorrow, 10 December, is Human Rights Day. Esther Kamede, health and human rights lawyer with the Uganda Network on Law, Ethics and HIV & AIDS (UGANET), shares a story from her own work as a lawyer standing up for people’s rights as part of a palliative care team. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21212
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21212Fri, 09 Dec 2016 12:43:54 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)ICPCN launches Christmas Appeal to fund education programmesICPCN invites your participation in their Christmas Appeal to help fund their ongoing education programme, bringing comfort and relief to thousands of children across the globe. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21154
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21154Thu, 01 Dec 2016 14:29:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Robert Clarke receives Meritorious Service Medal from Governor GeneralRobert Clarke is the recipient of a Governor General's Meritorious Service Decoration for spearheading the development of A Caregiver's Guide: A handbook about the end-of-life care. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21133
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21133Tue, 29 Nov 2016 19:11:36 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Marilyn Gladu Hopes Palliative Care Bill Will Help Suffering Canadians Choose To LiveA Conservative MP is hoping to expand access to palliative care throughout the country but the Quebec government says it wants nothing to do with a potential new federal plan.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21099
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21099Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:51:08 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Innovative Medicines Canada and Queen’s University launch Medical Ethics StudentshipInnovative Medicines Canada and Queen's University are pleased to announce the creation of the Russell Williams Studentship in Medical Ethics, in honour of Innovative Medicines Canada's past President Russell Williams.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21096
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21096Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:08:18 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)GSK named Canada’s First Canadian Compassionate Company (CCC) by CHPCAAt the conclusion of their “Hospice Palliative Care FIRST: A Month of Action” campaign, the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA)’s Champion’s Council is pleased to announce that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is the first company to receive the Canadian Compassionate Companies (CCC) designation.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21064
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/21064Mon, 21 Nov 2016 18:40:04 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Canadians call for Palliative Care to be enshrined in Health ActLay Panel representing Canadians reach consensus at national conference.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20994
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20994Fri, 11 Nov 2016 19:01:16 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Haunted house grows bigger each year, raises money for palliative careFor 20 years, Alain Grégoire has been transforming his St-Lazare home into a haunted house for Halloween. The spooky display has snowballed into a major attraction that takes seven weeks of work and over two dozen volunteers to set up, and draws thousands of thrill-seeking trick-or-treaters from the region each year. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20920
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20920Fri, 28 Oct 2016 14:34:13 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)’It’s confusing for people’: Nurse practitioners’ hands tied in providing assisted dyingNurse practitioners across the province are getting dozens of requests for medical assistance in dying, but their hands are tied about providing it, says the head of the association that represents 2,200 of these advanced care nurses in Ontario.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20919
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20919Fri, 28 Oct 2016 14:28:47 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement Supports Home Care Action PlanThe Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement today welcomed the release of Better Home Care in Canada: A National Action Plan. Developed by the Canadian Home Care Association, Canadian Nurses Association and College of Family Physicians of Canada, the report provides a roadmap for strengthening home care and achieving a more integrated healthcare system that provides seamless patient- and family-centred care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20918
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20918Fri, 28 Oct 2016 14:26:17 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Dan’s Law would help eliminate waiting period for home, community careWhen Dan Duma moved back to Windsor from Alberta, he wanted to spend his final days at home surrounded by his family. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20917
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20917Fri, 28 Oct 2016 14:23:08 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Congratulations to Dr. Harvey Chochinov on his appointment to the Senate of Canada! Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association offers its heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Harvey Chochinov on his upcoming appointment to the Senate of Canada! http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20915
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20915Fri, 28 Oct 2016 14:18:38 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)#HPCMonth: Advance care plans and living wills: what’s the difference?People sometimes use the terms advance care plan and living will interchangeably. Both include written instructions about the care you would want to receive if you become incapable of speaking for yourself, and about who would speak for you in those circumstances  but thats where the similarities end.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20864
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20864Fri, 21 Oct 2016 14:36:19 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)#HPCMonth: Are you taking a chance with your health care?Life is full of risks.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20846
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20846Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:56:41 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)#HPCMonth: 2016 World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Special LectureThe National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly’s (NICE) End-of-Life Issues Theme Team - in collaboration with Bruyère Continuing Care, the Champlain Hospice Palliative Care Program (CHPCP), and Pallium Canada - hosted the annual World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Special Lecture at the Auditorium of the Élisabeth Bruyère Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario on October 13, 2016.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20839
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20839Wed, 19 Oct 2016 14:56:56 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Pallium Canada, proud recipient of the 2016 College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program AwardOn October 17, 2016 at the 8th National CPD Accreditation Conference, the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) announces Pallium Canada as the recipient of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program Award for 2016. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20836
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20836Wed, 19 Oct 2016 14:42:34 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)#HPCMonth: “I know what I want to ask. I just don’t know how to ask it.”When I met my friend Jane at the hospital for her latest CAT scan, she seemed more tired than ever. Her face swollen from lymphoma, she described how hard it was to eat and drink, and how drained she felt. “Honestly,” she said to me, “over the weekend, if someone had offered me a magic pill to end it all, I would have taken it.”http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20834
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20834Wed, 19 Oct 2016 14:31:59 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)#HPCMonth: Are you a Substitute Decision Maker?Chances are that you’re a Substitute Decision Maker, and may need to make important medical decisions for someone. Would you know what to say or do?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20826
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20826Tue, 18 Oct 2016 15:55:52 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)#HPCMonth: Burlington’s Compassionate City Charter will reshape way we perceive deathAs someone who works in palliative care, I have often wondered why as a society we tend to treat death with fear and even repugnance.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20825
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20825Tue, 18 Oct 2016 15:47:55 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)#HPCMonth: What’s your excuse?I’m too busy. It’s bad luck. I’m too young. Those are just a few of the reasons that Canadians have for not having conversations with loved ones about what might happen if they couldn’t make medical decisions for themselves. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20810
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20810Mon, 17 Oct 2016 14:18:58 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)#HPCMonth: Season of GratitudeI am honoured to share Logan’s story with you, and how this year, in spite of fresh grief, Paediatric Hospice is on his family’s list of blessings this year.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20788
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20788Fri, 14 Oct 2016 13:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)#HPCMonth: Supporting young people through griefA no-longer-so-little girl I know died today. It was anticipated, but no less sad because of it. When I worked with her most her favourite things were painting nails and pulling pranks. I don’t know if it’s a professional defence mechanism, something that comes with age, or an inevitable evolution of my beliefs, but I no longer struggle with the unfairness of it.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20787
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20787Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:54:36 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)#HPCMonth: One unforgettable dayIn this blog ICPCN’s first Global Youth Ambassador, Lucy Watts, MBE, describes her work for ICPCN and her wonderful experience on 9 June 2016 at Buckingham Palace on her appointment as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her services to Young People with Disabilities.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20786
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20786Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:50:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)#HPCMonth: The realities of pediatric palliative care at Roger’s Neilson HouseWhen Roger Neilson House opened beside the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario 10 years ago, it was only the second hospice for children in Canada.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20785
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20785Tue, 11 Oct 2016 14:46:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)#HPCMonth: Hats on for Children’s Palliative CareICPCN has chosen Friday 14 October 2016 to be a day for raising funds and international awareness of the work of children’s hospices and children’s palliative care (CPC) services worldwide. We’ve called the campaign Hats On 4 CPC and #HatsOn4CPC on Social media sites.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20784
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20784Mon, 10 Oct 2016 14:35:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE FIRST - A Month of Action 2016This month the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is calling on the government to make hospice palliative care a priority with its month-long campaign running from October 8 – November 10.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20766
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20766Sat, 08 Oct 2016 14:26:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)LIV ON – Beth Nielsen Chapman on grief, love and the power of music Drawing on her personal experiences with grief and loss, as well as her outstanding musical talent, Grammy award nominee Beth Nielsen Chapman collaborated with Olivia Newton John and Amy Sky to release LIV ON, an album to help people live on through some of the most difficult times of their lives. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20696
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20696Wed, 05 Oct 2016 14:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Eight in Ten (86%) Canadians Expect the Federal Government to Develop and Implement National Standards on Palliative CareMore than eight in ten (86%) Canadians agree (47% strongly/39% somewhat) they expect the federal government to develop and implement national standards for palliative care in Canada, according to a new Ipsos survey commissioned by Palliative Care Matters.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20672
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20672Mon, 03 Oct 2016 13:53:59 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Olivia Newton-John, Beth Nielsen Chapman and Amy Sky Create ‘LIV ON’ – a new album to aid and comfort those experiencing grief and loss while using the power of music to healInternational superstar and multiple Grammy Award-winner Olivia Newton-John, Grammy nominee Beth Nielsen Chapman and SOCAN Award-winner Amy Sky are lending their vocal and songwriting talents to create LIV ON, a collaborative, newly recorded eleven-song collection intended for those who wish to transcend loss while walking a journey toward new-found meaning and hope. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20627
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20627Wed, 28 Sep 2016 09:28:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Canadians Strongly Support Access to High Quality Palliative CarePalliative Care Matters has released the results of an Ipsos survey on palliative care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20574
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20574Wed, 21 Sep 2016 18:05:49 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Federal Health Minister visits WIPCRThe West Island Palliative Care Residence (WIPCR) has received national headlines over the years for its proactive approach to helping families and patients deal with end of life issues in dignity and comfort.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20533
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20533Mon, 19 Sep 2016 19:13:54 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)It’s about livingA pioneer in pediatric palliative care, Marion Rattray has helped make the time dying children have left the best it can be.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20515
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20515Fri, 16 Sep 2016 15:32:08 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)What Gord Downie’s Farewell Tour Can Teach Canadians About Palliative CareThe Tragically Hip’s Farewell Concert on August 20th was a national phenomenon. It brought communities together. It made Canadians feel more Canadian. It connected a nation to part of our national soundtrack. It cracked open the hearts of human beings across the country bearing witness the glory of a man dying well. It brought to the forefront a subject most of us are acculturated to avoid: death.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20486
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20486Wed, 14 Sep 2016 14:41:53 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)I hope it’s death!As far as I can tell, there is only one mention of death in “Sisters and Other Strangers”—a season five episode of The Golden Girls that originally aired in 1990. When it occurs, Rose has just begun to tell a story about a character named Hans Fleeglefleister from her home city of St. Olaf, and the doorbell rings. Sophia, keeping swift sitcom pace, interjects: “I hope it’s death!”http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20448
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20448Fri, 09 Sep 2016 14:47:27 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)What role does spirituality play in our lives as we get older?By 2030 it's estimated that close to one in four persons in Canada will at least 65 years old. While this figure poses challenges for everything from how to pay for healthcare to how to find workers, our aging society also has profound implications for mental and spiritual health.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20435
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20435Thu, 08 Sep 2016 14:29:14 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Bruyère Team Creates App to Help Aphasia Patients Communicate at End-of-LifeAt age 48, Sonya Budge was diagnosed with cancer. She came to Bruyère following a stroke that left her struggling with aphasia—a loss of language as a result of brain damage. It was extremely difficult for her to express her health care needs and wishes to her family and health care team.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20434
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20434Thu, 08 Sep 2016 14:22:33 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Palliative Care Society working towards opening new facilityThe newly formed Palliative Care Society of the Bow Valley is working towards adding another dimension of health care to the region.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20423
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20423Wed, 07 Sep 2016 14:39:53 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Burlington walking group launched for adults grieving a loved oneAcclaim Health and Carpenter Hospice have partnered to introduce a weekly Burlington walking group for adults who are grieving the death of a loved one.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20375
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20375Thu, 01 Sep 2016 16:35:40 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)What exactly is palliative care?Most people are pretty cognizant of the fact that the way we live matters.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20374
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20374Thu, 01 Sep 2016 16:32:02 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice care is overdueMy friend Lin died in a hospice.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20346
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20346Mon, 29 Aug 2016 18:44:34 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Canadian cancer patients get better palliative care than people with other diseasesPalliative care in Canada ‘is inadequate and must adapt,” charges an articlepublished today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20284
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20284Mon, 22 Aug 2016 19:22:24 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Dying on the streets: UVic study examines palliative care for the homelessIt's an uncomfortable truth, but some people spend their last days in parks, streets and their cars, alone and in pain.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20227
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20227Tue, 16 Aug 2016 14:13:33 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Covenant Health and National Partners launch Palliative Care MattersLack of consistent, reliable access to high‐quality palliative care services is a serious concern for many Canadians.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20066
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20066Wed, 27 Jul 2016 13:35:16 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Put on a hat for children’s palliative careThe International Children's Palliative Care Network (ICPCN) launches Hats on 4 CPC 2016, a fun and exciting awareness campaign.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20008
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20008Tue, 19 Jul 2016 13:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)In My Eleventh Hour: “I Wish I’d Had More Courage”No one has looked back sadly on a life full of experiences, but many look back wishing they had had the courage to do more. -- Anonymoushttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20003
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/20003Mon, 18 Jul 2016 14:07:31 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)‘Close to’ a palliative approach: nurses’ and care aides’ descriptions of caring for people with advancing chronic life-limiting conditionsThe purpose of the study was to examine nurses' and nursing assistants' perspectives of a palliative approach in a variety of nursing care settings that do not specialise in palliative care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19970
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19970Tue, 12 Jul 2016 14:53:25 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)MAID Policy Alert Update - June 22, 2016Bill C-14, called An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (or Medical Assistance in Dying) was passed by parliament on Friday June 17, 2016 and has received Royal Assent.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19803
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19803Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:55:45 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)A Lighthouse teen creates a video about the organizationIn 2015, volunteer students from Collège Mont Saint-Louis visited the Lighthouse to put on a play for the children and help promote the My birthday as a gift fundraising campaign.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19775
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19775Wed, 22 Jun 2016 19:24:19 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)The Words We UseSupportive Care…Supportive Oncology…The Comfort Team…The Butterfly Team (as may be heard in pediatrics). Why is there so much resistance to the use of the “P” word – palliative? The truth is, palliative care might not be what many people think it is.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19758
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19758Tue, 21 Jun 2016 19:23:15 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)World Hospice and Palliative Care Day posters and materials publishedThe World Hospice and Palliative Care Day posters and other materials for you to use to promote the Day in your country are now available to download from the Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA) website. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19699
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19699Wed, 15 Jun 2016 18:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Walrus Talks Quality of LifeUVic’s health care research was centre stage in Vancouver last week as UVic partnered with the publishers of The Walrus magazine to present The Walrus Talks Quality of Life, part of the national speaker series produced by the Walrus Foundation.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19660
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19660Fri, 10 Jun 2016 18:45:22 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)A CMA doctor on the burdens and ethics of assisted deathA Q&A with Dr. Jeff Blackmer, vice-president of medical professionalism at the Canadian Medical Association, about assisted death’s burden on physicians.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19642
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19642Thu, 09 Jun 2016 17:25:54 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Innovations in palliative care could improve access for CanadiansA chronic shortage of palliative care services across the country could be alleviated through innovations in training across the health care spectrum, according to a leading Canadian palliative care doctor.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19624
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19624Wed, 08 Jun 2016 18:18:24 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Palliative care: The elephant in the room in the assisted dying debatehttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19566
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19566Tue, 07 Jun 2016 15:38:04 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Opinion: The real conversation about death and why we need to have itWhat we need to talk about is how the vast majority of us will die, not just about medically assisted dying, writes Kelli Stajduhar.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19536
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19536Thu, 02 Jun 2016 16:38:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)MP presents legislation aimed at national palliative care standardsAccess to proper palliative care is essential for a person's decision about physician-assisted death, MP Marilyn Gladu said Monday as she introduced legislation towards creating Canada-wide palliative care standards.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19499
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19499Tue, 31 May 2016 18:11:10 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Palliative care needed along with assisted death: expertsWith the intense focus on the looming legalization of physician-assisted dying, the kind of help most Canadians facing death will actually seek for easing their suffering seems to have quietly faded into the background.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19431
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19431Tue, 24 May 2016 17:24:26 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Doctor’s Notes: Palliative care is not about dying, but about quality of livingEnd-of-life care is about more than assisted suicide, and it doesn't mean giving up or ‘stopping the fight.’http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19307
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19307Fri, 13 May 2016 15:24:59 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Yee Hong, Central East LHIN and Pallium Canada partner to increase capacity in Long-Term Care HomesPallium Canada’s LEAP Long-Term Care course fills palliative care education gap in the Long-Term Care setting.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19273
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19273Tue, 10 May 2016 14:54:38 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Toronto Central LHIN leads the way with Innovative Palliative Care Education for Long-Term Care HomesPallium Canada’s LEAP courseware fills palliative care education gap in the Long-Term Care setting.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19244
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19244Fri, 06 May 2016 13:51:13 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)World Hospice and Palliative Care Day theme announced – ‘Living and dying in pain: It doesn’t have to happen’The Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA) today announced the theme of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2016: ‘Living and dying in pain: It doesn’t have to happen’.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19225
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19225Thu, 05 May 2016 10:13:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Announcing the release of A Really Practical Handbook of Children’s Palliative CareThe International Children's Palliative Care Network (ICPCN) is delighted to announce the release of a wonderful new free resource for doctors and nurses, wherever they are in the world. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19224
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19224Thu, 05 May 2016 08:59:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Saint Elizabeth supports hospice care with $4M investmentCanada’s largest social enterprise working to bring positive change to end of life journeys through local partnerships, knowledge leadership and community investments.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19184
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19184Mon, 02 May 2016 15:29:50 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice Palliative Care First - National Hospice Palliative Care WeekThis year’s National Hospice Palliative Care Week is entitled “Hospice Palliative Care First” and encourages Canadians to advocate for quality hospice palliative care at their local levels. The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA), which organizes the campaign every year, hopes that individuals will use the resources developed this year to act as champions for end-of-life care in Canada by sharing and distributing them within their communities.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19174
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19174Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:43:31 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)CASW Releases Discussion Paper on Physician-Assisted DeathIn response to the first reading of Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying), the Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) has today released a discussion paper on social work’s perspective and role.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19116
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19116Mon, 25 Apr 2016 19:18:35 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)2nd ICPCN Conference : Children’s Palliative Care – Now!Building on the success of the first ICPCN conference in Mumbai, India (February 2014), the ICPCN is delighted to bring you the 2nd ICPCN Conference: Children’s Palliative Care – NOW!http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19115
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19115Mon, 25 Apr 2016 19:11:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Palliative care supports necessary to live and die with dignity“I intend get every bit of happiness I can wring from what is left of my life,” Gloria Taylor, who suffered from the debilitating disease ALS, told British Columbia’s Supreme Court. But, she said, “there will come a point when I will know that enough is enough.” At that point, she said, she wanted to be able to “die peacefully, at the time of my own choosing, in the embrace of my family and friends.”http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19055
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19055Tue, 19 Apr 2016 14:43:07 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)End-of-life care: Assist your loved ones with clear instructionsWith the introduction of Bill C-14 (medical assistance in dying legislation), the debate around assisted death is hitting a fever pitch. But let’s not forget that, no matter what the final legislation looks like, very few people will actually avail themselves of a hastened death.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19053
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19053Tue, 19 Apr 2016 14:38:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)CHPCA Policy Alert: Medical Assistance in Dying - Bill C-14Bill C-14, called An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (or Medical Assistance in Dying) was tabled on Thursday April 14, 2016 in response to the Supreme Court of Canada Carter vs Canada decision of February 6, 2015. It allows for the following.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19023
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19023Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:13:42 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)What’s your excuse?It’s time for Canadians to stop making excuses and get talking.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19021
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19021Fri, 15 Apr 2016 15:01:26 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Are you an SDM?Chances are that you’re a Substitute Decision Maker, and may need to make important medical decisions for someone. Would you know what to say or do?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19019
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/19019Fri, 15 Apr 2016 14:48:31 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Government introduces legislation to provide medical assistance in dyingThe federal government recognizes that, for all Canadians, medical assistance in dying is a difficult and deeply personal issue. It is important to defend people's choices and freedoms in a way that protects the most vulnerable, and also supports the personal convictions of health care providers.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18995
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18995Thu, 14 Apr 2016 17:14:21 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Liberal Caucus Encourages Nova Scotians To Adopt Advance Care PlanningOn behalf of the Nova Scotia Liberal caucus, Iain Rankin, MLA for Timberlea-Prospect, is encouraging Nova Scotians to consider the virtues of advance care planning in the event of a medical emergency.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18984
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18984Wed, 13 Apr 2016 20:09:38 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Caregiver stress levels reaching crisis proportionsDenis Simard retired from his career as a land developer to take on a far more demanding job: full-time caregiver to his wife after the former government executive had a debilitating stroke seven years ago at age 43.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18903
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18903Tue, 05 Apr 2016 14:28:27 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)"BECAUSE I CARE" - Organizations and individuals show their support of caregivers by writing a pledge for National Carers DayOn the first Tuesday of April, Canadians come together to celebrate National Carers Day.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18902
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18902Tue, 05 Apr 2016 14:15:22 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Study: Senior care: Differences by type of housing, 2012In 2012, 5.4 million Canadians provided care to a senior family member or friend. This care was most often provided to a senior living in their own private residence, though the intensity of care was highest for caregivers who lived with their care recipient.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18901
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18901Tue, 05 Apr 2016 14:10:17 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Who Cares and How Much? The Imputed Economic Contribution to the Canadian Healthcare System of Middle-Aged and Older Unpaid Caregivers Providing Care to The ElderlyCanadians provide significant amounts of unpaid care to elderly family members and friends with long-term health problems.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18900
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18900Tue, 05 Apr 2016 13:54:14 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)#Hike4Hospice Hiker Spotlight: Jeff for Hospice CalgaryIn a new feature for the upcoming 2016 #Hike4Hospice, we will be showcasing one Hiker every other week. This week we spoke to Jeff Conley, who is hiking with Hospice Calgary.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18795
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18795Wed, 23 Mar 2016 14:04:16 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)LEAP Facilitator Training Program will Ensure More Northerners Receive Quality Palliative CarePallium Canada Program Triples Number of Facilitators Trained in the North East.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18747
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18747Thu, 17 Mar 2016 13:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)#Hike4Hospice Spotlight: Powell River Hospice SocietyIn a new feature for the upcoming 2016 #Hike4Hospice, we will be showcasing one Hike site every other week. This week we spoke to Sandy McCartie, Hike Coordinator at Powell River Hospice Society, in Powell River, BC.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18737
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18737Wed, 16 Mar 2016 14:18:11 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Ontario Government Recognizes the Vital Role of Family Caregivers at End-of-Life CareCarers Canada applauds the Ontario Government's announcement of a $75 million investment to strengthen palliative and end-of-life care, and recognition of the need to support caregivers of palliative patients at home and in the community.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18704
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18704Mon, 14 Mar 2016 18:07:43 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Methadone4Pain.ca: NEW, FREE ONLINE ACCREDITED COURSEMethadone4Pain.ca is a free, one-hour online course for physicians wishing to improve their knowledge and develop core competencies in methadone prescribing for pain management in palliative care. This course will also be of interest to pharmacists and nurses who care for patients who have been prescribed methadone.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18647
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18647Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:26:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)End of life care needs community response: doctorImproving end of life care requires the involvement of the whole community, not just medical professionals, a forum on palliative care heard Saturday.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18645
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18645Wed, 09 Mar 2016 15:35:49 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)The wish to die among palliative home care clients in Ontario, Canada: A cross-sectional studyIn the pursuit to provide the highest quality of person centered palliative care, client preferences, needs, and wishes surrounding end of life should be used to inform the plan of care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18626
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18626Tue, 08 Mar 2016 16:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Integrating Long-Term Care into a Community-Based ContinuumHealth care systems conceived decades ago to cure episodic illness are being challenged by the health and social care needs of an aging population with long-term disabilities.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18621
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18621Mon, 07 Mar 2016 15:02:16 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Governments should support caring for seniors in own homes — reportA recently released study by the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) suggests that, rather than increasing the number of residential care beds, governments should expand community-based care to help seniors remain in their homes.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18595
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18595Thu, 03 Mar 2016 17:39:40 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Doctor-assisted death should be available to children, advocates argueMature minors and the mentally ill should not be excluded from the right to doctor-assisted death, according to a special committee of MPs and senators.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18553
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18553Tue, 01 Mar 2016 13:38:20 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)#Hike4Hospice Spotlight: Community Home Support Lanark CountyIn a new feature for the upcoming 2016 #Hike4Hospice, we will be showcasing one Hike site every other Monday. This week we spoke to David Riis, Chair of the Hike for Hospice Planning Committee, at Community Home Support Lanark County in Partnership with the Great War Memorial Hospital Foundation and the Smiths Falls District Hospital Foundation in Smiths Falls, ON.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18542
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18542Mon, 29 Feb 2016 19:44:12 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)#Hike4Hospice Hiker Spotlight: Anne for Hospice PeterboroughIn a new feature for the upcoming 2016 #Hike4Hospice, we will be showcasing one Hiker every other week. This week we spoke to Anne Leavens, who has been hiking with Hospice Peterborough since the National Hike’s initial year in 2003.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18473
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18473Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:57:22 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Dying to Know: Situating Death Education in SchoolsPallium Canada is back hosting #hpm Chat for the 2nd time! Last time we discussed the international Compassionate Communities (CC) model and the concept of Public Health Palliative Care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18460
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18460Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:57:33 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Carers CanadaA carer (also referred to as caregiver or family caregiver) is a person who takes on an unpaid caring role for someone who needs help because of a physical or cognitive condition, an injury or a chronic life-limiting illness.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18424
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18424Fri, 19 Feb 2016 15:55:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Global NGO to check palliative care capacityThe Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA), an international NGO, plans to assess the capacity for palliative care in India.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18423
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18423Wed, 17 Feb 2016 15:45:52 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)#Hike4Hospice Spotlight: Dr. Bob Kemp HospiceIn a new feature for the upcoming 2016 #Hike4Hospice, we will be showcasing one Hike site every other Monday. This week we spoke to Trudy Cowan, Manager of Communications and Events at Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice, in Hamilton, ON.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18378
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18378Mon, 15 Feb 2016 14:15:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Doctor Assisted Dying Or Doctor Assisted Prolonging?If we are going to have the discussion about doctor assisted dying, a conversation I fully support, we also have to have a chat about the doctor assisted prolonging of life -the other side of the same issue.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18282
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18282Fri, 12 Feb 2016 16:17:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)The Reflection Room: Creating space for reflection and shared storytelling Human beings are storytellers. When we share our stories, we are able to build understanding of ourselves and others and trigger the imagination for future possibility.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18250
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18250Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice Spotlight: Hospice CalgaryHospice Calgary is a not for profit community hospice with two centres of care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18283
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18283Mon, 08 Feb 2016 15:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)End-Of-Life Care For Cancer Patients Can Help Bring More Value To LifeToday, on World Cancer Day, the goal is to raise awareness of the disease in order to hopefully prevent as many cases as possible in the future.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18280
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18280Thu, 04 Feb 2016 16:02:57 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)(Re)theorizing Integrated Knowledge Translation: A Heuristic for Knowledge-As-ActionApproaches to knowledge translation (KT) have undergone substantial transformation in an effort to find more effective strategies to ensure the best available knowledge informs nursing practice. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18261
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18261Wed, 03 Feb 2016 16:37:54 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Video series: Dementia and CaregivingHear from family caregivers as they share their personal experiences and talk about the importance of their social connections.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18222
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18222Fri, 29 Jan 2016 17:40:28 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Day hospice offers respite, camaraderieWhat occurs once in June, twice in August, but never in October? The question greeted those who participated in Wednesday’s day program at Hospice Care Ottawa’s Ruddy-Shenkman Hospice on Jan. 20.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18190
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18190Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:26:06 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Conceptual foundations of a palliative approach: a knowledge synthesisMuch of what we understand about the design of healthcare systems to support care of the dying comes from our experiences with providing palliative care for dying cancer patients. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18174
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18174Wed, 27 Jan 2016 18:03:23 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)David J. Roy, founder and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Palliative Care, has diedDavid J. Roy, founder and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Palliative Care, based in Montreal, Quebec, died peacefully but suddenly on December 28, 2015.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18158
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18158Tue, 26 Jan 2016 18:49:31 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Palliative Care In Canada Is In Critical Condition: Canadian Cancer SocietyFederal and provincial governments need to guarantee access to palliative care in legislation, the Canadian Cancer Society said Tuesday as it released a report on the state of care across the country.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18126
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/18126Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:09:20 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Canadians now eligible for up to 6 months of compassionate care benefitsThe federal Liberals had some good news for Canadians who need to take time off of work to care for a gravely ill family member.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17925
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17925Tue, 05 Jan 2016 15:37:03 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice Kingston campaign gets boostHospice Kingston's board of directors received a cheque for $100,000 to help build Kingston's first residential hospice.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17794
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17794Mon, 14 Dec 2015 18:25:42 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Report released on palliative care and the Global Goal for Health: Right, Smart, OverdueThe International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, the International Children’s Palliative Care Network, and the Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA) have released a report ahead of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day (12 December), entitled: ‘Palliative care and the Global Goal for Health’.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17759
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17759Wed, 09 Dec 2015 11:40:44 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Grief and the holidaysWith the holidays quickly approaching, it is hard not to think of Christmases past and the times we had together as a family. This year will be much different; not just for our family but many like ours who are facing the holidays with an emptiness left by a loved one who passed too soon.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17727
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17727Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:10:53 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)N.S. woman creates Christmas cheer campaignA Pictou County, N.S. woman has launched a holiday campaign to help spread Christmas cheer.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17697
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17697Thu, 03 Dec 2015 15:28:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association joins CMCC Patient Advisory CouncilToday, the Canadian Medical Cannabis Council (CMCC) welcomes the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) as the newest member of the medical cannabis industry’s first Patient Advisory Committee (PAC). The Committee, made up of leading patient groups from across Canada, works to ensure patients and their best interests are the focus of the practices, activities and policy advocacy of CMCC.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17661
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17661Wed, 02 Dec 2015 15:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Planning for holidays after lossAfter the loss of a loved one, the holidays are often difficult to plan. It is no wonder: You are planning for an occasion that encourages cheer and time spent with those close to you, which can be an overwhelming reminder of the absence of someone we've loved.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17659
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17659Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:15:08 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Memory Trees program returns through Community CareCommunity Care Northumberland is once again offering the opportunity to remember a loved one during the holiday season with its Memory Trees program.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17646
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17646Mon, 30 Nov 2015 15:18:18 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)The Year I Ran Away from Christmas: A Mother’s Perspective on Grief and the HolidaysA few years ago I ran away from home and took my kids with me. As we approached the first Christmas following my husband’s death to cancer, an unbearable sadness swallowed each of my kids.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17618
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17618Thu, 26 Nov 2015 16:32:21 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Quebec to invest more money to improve palliative careQuebec is investing an additional $10 million a year to improve palliative care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17584
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17584Wed, 25 Nov 2015 15:06:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)ehospice now available as an Android appehospice continues to develop its service with the launch of a new app for Android users.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17582
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17582Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:52:19 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Grief is different for everyoneAfter almost six months away, I walked in the door of our family home in the wee hours of Wednesday morning to a silent, haunting realization. Dad is really gone.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17562
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17562Mon, 23 Nov 2015 14:41:36 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Marion Rattray awarded Order of OttawaMarion Rattray has been a registered nurse for 47 years, including 40 years at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO).http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17479
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17479Mon, 16 Nov 2015 18:23:13 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)How the Toronto Maple Leafs Inspired Me to a Career in Palliative CareIt is with tongue in cheek I write this note but I hope it inspires Canadians to wonder about what has been and what can still come.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17435
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17435Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:39:49 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Songwriting in healthcare institutionsOur hospitals and treatment centres hold stories. They hold profound stories. If the walls had ears, they would whisper songs so sad and joyous that they would bring anyone to tears.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17223
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17223Tue, 27 Oct 2015 14:04:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Memories of a Caregiver - Honoring Voices: Walking Alongside The CaregiverThis fall, we are profiling four caregivers in a special feature called Memories of a Caregiver. Use the hashtag #MemoriesOfACaregiver on social media to discover online discussions about this project.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17212
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17212Mon, 26 Oct 2015 13:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Memories of a Caregiver - Honoring Voices: Life After CaregivingThis fall, we are profiling four caregivers in a special feature called Memories of a Caregiver. Use the hashtag #MemoriesOfACaregiver on social media to discover online discussions about this project.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17211
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/17211Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:46:50 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Reflecting on three years of ehospiceJust over three years ago, I moved to London from my home in Cape Town, South Africa, to join the team launching ehospice, as editor of the international edition.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16923
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16923Fri, 02 Oct 2015 14:23:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Remember to register your event for World Hospice and Palliative Care DayWorld Hospice and Palliative Care Day will take place on 10 October this year, and the WHPCA are asking people who have planned events for the Day to register them on the World Day website. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16886
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16886Wed, 23 Sep 2015 08:47:30 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Memories of a CaregiverThis fall, we are profiling four caregivers in a special feature called Memories of a Caregiver. Use the hashtag #MemoriesOfACaregiver on social media to discover online discussions about this project. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16830
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16830Tue, 22 Sep 2015 15:10:16 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Death Cafe returns to NelsonKalein Hospice Centre is bringing back its popular Death Cafe. Beginning this fall, a series of three cafes are scheduled for Sept. 23, Oct. 21, and Nov. 25. Everyone is welcome to attend one, two, or all three.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16730
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16730Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:22:47 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Methadone for Analgesia: Physician, Capacity Building through Collaboration, Education and Mentorship in Southern AlbertaTo prescribe methadone for analgesia (Chronic Pain Management) or for the treatment of opioid dependence in Alberta, Canada; physicians must be exempted under section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) which requires the approval of the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16648
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16648Fri, 04 Sep 2015 13:46:13 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Palliative care is improving, but PEI must embrace wishes of the dyingEvery year when I come to PEI, lest people dismiss me as “from away,” I tell anybody who asks – and many who don’t – that my father was born on the Island, part of a long line of Scots who originally arrived here as economic refugees from the Highland Clearances. Like so many Islanders, my father left the farm, headed to the mainland to make his way and returned “home” summer after summer. Many others came back permanently when their working days were done. Looped over generations, that helps ex...http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16536
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16536Wed, 26 Aug 2015 14:30:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Why employers are caring for the caregiversBrenda Hill has many identities. She works as a wealth adviser for BMO Nesbitt Burns in Caledon, Ont. She’s the primary caregiver for her 78-year-old mother, diagnosed five years ago with Alzheimer’s disease. And she’s the mother of two twentysomething kids.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16534
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16534Tue, 25 Aug 2015 14:08:18 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)5 Ways to Use Music at the End of Life Music has a rich and valuable role to play at the end of life. When we are involved in someone’s dying process, music can add a richness to this mysterious, often painful, and very often beautiful experience.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16509
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16509Fri, 21 Aug 2015 14:40:28 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)How to know when aging parents need extra careThe “sandwich generation” is increasingly caring for both their children and their elderly parents — and many say they do not feel totally confident about these responsibilities.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16381
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16381Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:49:52 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)End of life care means meeting the emotional needs of patients and familiesIf you were given one last wish before you took your final breath, what would you ask for?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16362
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16362Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:50:57 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)“I don’t have time for this!” New Book on Caring for Aging Parents by Canadian AuthorKatherine Arnup, a long-time Ottawa resident, has just published a new book on caring for our parents. “I don’t have time for this!” A Compassionate Guide to Caring for Your Parents and Yourself is based on Katherine’s experiences caring for her sister and her parents when they were dying and on her 14 years as a residence volunteer at the May Court Hospice. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16351
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16351Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:59:23 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Ian’s Journey Through Thunder BayAs I sit in my tent tonight, listening to the pitter patter of the light rain dance on my roof, I am filled with such energy from the last few days in Thunder Bay and from all the incredible people I had the pleasure of meeting and spending time with personally.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16344
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16344Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:33:53 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Solving the Myths About Palliative CarePalliative care is still widely misunderstood by many Canadians. Here are 10 common myths we often encounter. Help dispel these myths by sharing the facts with family members and friends, colleagues, patients and client.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16326
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16326Fri, 07 Aug 2015 12:13:21 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Group Working to Open Palliative Care Home in Grand Falls-WindsorA group of business professionals in central Newfoundland are working together to open what would be the province's first palliative care home. VOCM's Renell LeGrow explains.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16312
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16312Thu, 06 Aug 2015 13:36:27 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice Care Ottawa seeks to raise $1.5 million for end-of-life careHospice Care Ottawa is asking for more money to provide end-of-life care to more people in the city's west end.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16285
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16285Tue, 04 Aug 2015 18:06:23 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Inching closer to half-way pointAll the beauty I have witnessed over the past few weeks has really come to define this journey for me: whether it was the stunning beauty of the rugged Superior shoreline or the beauty of each moment spent with palliative care professionals or just regular Canadians, I have felt so grateful for this opportunity.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16281
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16281Tue, 04 Aug 2015 12:46:55 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice Care Ottawa to add more rooms for Ottawa areaHospice Care Ottawa and the Bruyère Foundation have successfully hit their goal of raising $6 million to complete the Ruddy-Shenkman Hospice, said Hospice Care Ottawa’s executive director, Lisa Sullivan.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16215
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16215Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:43:31 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Ensuring Caregivers are Not Unnecessarily Financially Penalized for Taking on Caregiving RolesCanada’s unpaid caregivers play a vital role in supporting older Canadians and their desire and ability to age in their place of choice. While caregiving can be personally rewarding, it can also be stressful and expensive. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16194
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16194Wed, 29 Jul 2015 12:55:10 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Ian’s Visit to Sault Ste Marie“We can try this. We can try that,”said Ian said about what his family was told about Ted's condition. “There was never the acceptance that maybe there's nothing more that can be done.”http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16178
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16178Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:05:28 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice care may start later for patients in assisted livingHospice care may start closer to the end of life for residents of assisted living facilities than for people receiving care at home, a recent study finds.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16164
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16164Mon, 27 Jul 2015 15:12:56 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)If we embrace the reality of death, we can also embrace the beauty of lifeThis past week was full of reflections; after leaving Sault Ste. Marie on Saturday, I headed north into the remote wilderness that included Lake Superior Provincial Park.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16158
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16158Mon, 27 Jul 2015 13:01:51 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)No Place Like Home?It seems simple: keep patients at home when you can. Individuals prefer it, and it costs governments less. But home care is an underfunded, complicated system faltering in the face of skyrocketing demand.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16108
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16108Wed, 22 Jul 2015 13:24:05 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Small moments build beautiful memoriesWith each passing week, the small moments continue to build such beautiful memories.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16071
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16071Mon, 20 Jul 2015 12:52:48 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)A good death for MuslimsAccording to Islam, life is a sacred trust from God and death is a return to Him. For Muslims, death is not an end but a transition to the afterlife where all are held accountable to God: "Every soul shall have a taste of death: In the end to us shall you be brought back (Qur'an 29:57)."http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16040
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16040Fri, 17 Jul 2015 13:56:58 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)TD commits $25,000 to Hospice SimcoeHospice Simcoe is celebrating the success so far of its Hummingbird capital campaign to help the agency for future expansion of services.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16017
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16017Fri, 17 Jul 2015 12:31:33 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Five Principles for Better End-of-Life CareInstitute for Healthcare Improvement expert says that end-of-life care is more than just a conversation.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16002
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/16002Thu, 16 Jul 2015 18:09:48 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Injustice is bad for your healthOpen Society Foundations have published: 'Justice Programs for Public Health: A Good Practice Guide'. Tamar Ezer, deputy director for law and health, writes about why injustice is bad for your health and how the new guide can help address this problem.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15992
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15992Thu, 16 Jul 2015 12:40:39 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Three Wishes program offers compassion to the dying and their familiesThree Wishes program offers compassion to the dying and their families.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15975
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15975Wed, 15 Jul 2015 12:36:19 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Respecting the needs and wants of the elderly and the frailDuncan Sinclair, a respected individual in the medical health network, opens up about his personal experience with end-of-life care. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15955
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15955Tue, 14 Jul 2015 13:28:20 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Ian’s Northern AdventuresIan's journey through Northern Ontario is proving to be much more challenging with summer heat and pesky bugs being the toughest challenge.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15937
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15937Mon, 13 Jul 2015 14:16:17 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Ian’s Journey to OttawaIan Bos reached Ottawa just thirty-eight days after starting his journey for palliative end-of-life care awareness in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Along the 1400Km walk to Ottawa, Ian has met so many compassionate and giving Canadians that have made his grueling journey a little bit easier.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15913
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15913Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:25:57 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)End-of-life care conversations benefit everyone, including doctorsThe older I grow, the more often I think about my mother and how she died. I won’t tell you how old she was or where the cancer began because she swore us to secrecy about such private details. At the time, I thought she had a good, if early, death, in a hospital bed surrounded by her husband and three of her daughters, but now I am haunted by what might have been.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15910
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15910Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:16:59 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)"Life In Death" Blog Great For End-Of-Life TalksJanie Brown, the executive director and co-founder of the Callnish Society, has created a blog called "Life in Death," featuring articles focused on experiences of those affected by cancer.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15897
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15897Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:29:08 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Walking for end-of-life careThe rubber soles on Ian Bos' shoes tell an interesting story.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15869
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15869Wed, 08 Jul 2015 13:16:30 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice Gives Couple Their Dying WishJeanette and Alexander Toczko were only eight-years-old when they first laid eyes on one another in elementary school. The young pair married years later in 1940, and have rarely left each other’s side ever since.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15848
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15848Tue, 07 Jul 2015 14:40:46 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Have a heart? Wear a hat on Friday 2 October for ICPCN’s Hatson4CPC dayThe ICPCN has declared the first Friday in October as an international awareness day of children's hospice and palliative care services and the rights of 21 million children around the world with life limiting conditions to receive the kind of care they deserve.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15843
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15843Tue, 07 Jul 2015 12:34:38 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Music and RelationshipI’m not musical.” “I’m not a musician.” “I love music, but I’m bad at it.”http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15821
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15821Mon, 06 Jul 2015 13:51:13 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Ian’s Journey To Ottawa For Palliative CareI’ve travelled across Canada many times, but this past weekend I had the honour to visit our nation’s capital Ottawa for the very first time. I have always been fascinated with the history of our country and had chills when I first laid my eyes on Parliament Hill; it truly is surreal to walk where leaders like MacDonald, Borden, Diefenbaker and many others did.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15816
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15816Mon, 06 Jul 2015 12:35:45 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Rural Community Fundraising to Save HospiceA small service club with big ideas wants to build a hospice in its rural community. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15804
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15804Fri, 03 Jul 2015 12:48:32 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Community rallies for HospiceThe community made it very clear it wants control of Hospice Prince Edward (HPE) back.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15787
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15787Thu, 02 Jul 2015 13:28:30 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Reflections from the Front Line: Presenting and being published - I can do that!Sarah Russell writes for ehospice about two workshops she teaches and ponders 'How important is it for hospices to teach people to present or publish?'http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15720
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15720Mon, 29 Jun 2015 13:12:11 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice Simcoe to Open Children’s Palliative Care Bedshttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15701
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15701Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:54:05 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Ian’s Walk Reaches Ontario Hopeful and OptimisticIan Bos is more than 32 days and 1284 kilometers into a 6000 km walk across Canada.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15688
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15688Thu, 25 Jun 2015 18:43:49 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)$10M Upgrade to Manitoba Healthcare FacilityManitoba Health Minister Sharon Blady announced Monday that construction has begun on the planned redevelopment of the Powerview-Pine Falls Health Centre complex.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15685
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15685Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:08:03 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice Using Innovative Technology to Further Comfort PatientsIn an effort to give patients with serious illnesses some comfort, the Ponoka/Rimbey Palliative Care Council has purchased two specialized mattresses for patients who wish to stay at home.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15674
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15674Thu, 25 Jun 2015 13:00:40 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice Assists Children In Time of GriefWhile the loss of a loved one is difficult for everyone, a child's limited ability to understand death can make grieving more difficult than it is for an adult. According to a recent national poll, 75 percent of children and teenagers under the age of 18 who have recently experienced a loss feel sad, anger, alone, overwhelmed and worried without really understanding why (ChildrenGrieve.org).http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15664
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15664Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:58:07 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Cancer Society Urges Winner of Canadian Election to Confront End-of-Life CareThe Canadian Cancer Society is calling on the next federal government to take immediate action to address the thorny issue of end-of-life care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15645
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15645Tue, 23 Jun 2015 15:19:35 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Palliative Care From a Social Workers PerspectiveAt both ends of the generational pendulum lie two groups that may seem to be daunting to some: children and the senior population. These are specialty populations because there are unique considerations with aspects of their medical care, especially within the framework of palliative and hospice care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15635
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15635Tue, 23 Jun 2015 13:44:34 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice "makes a huge difference to my life"In a new film released by Barnsley Hospice for MND Awareness Month, Ian Pratt, who has MND, talks about how the hospice cares for and supports him and his family.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15625
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15625Tue, 23 Jun 2015 12:21:10 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Canadian Researcher Creates Scoring System for End-of-Life CareA fairly simple scoring system appears to accurately estimate patients’ risk of dying within a year of hospitalization, a new study finds.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15576
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15576Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:41:44 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Death Midwives A New Alternative for End-of-Life Carehttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15562
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15562Wed, 17 Jun 2015 18:40:02 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Statistics show a need for more hospice palliative care facilities within Canadahttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15549
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15549Wed, 17 Jun 2015 12:53:14 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Call for large-scale, transformative research projectsTechnology Evaluation in the Elderly Network (TVN) invites researchers and their teams to submit proposals for large-scale, patient-centred, multi-year transformative research projects that have the potential to radically improve systems of care for frail elderly Canadians.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15539
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15539Tue, 16 Jun 2015 17:10:33 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Government of Canada announces project promoting social inclusion of seniors and marks World Elder Abuse Awareness DaySeen Your Citizen? is a community-based project dedicated to supporting social participation and inclusion of seniors. This project aims to raise awareness of agism and stereotyping among generations.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15532
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15532Tue, 16 Jun 2015 14:07:18 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)5 Life Lessons Learned From Working in a HospiceAs a hospice social worker, I got a front row seat into the lives of those precious souls as they attempted to come to terms with how they spent their time on this earth. Everyone's story was different, but each held common threads and similar regrets.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15518
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15518Mon, 15 Jun 2015 15:37:05 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hidden Lives / Hidden Patients: theme announced for World Hospice and Palliative Care DayThis year's theme will focus on the patients living in unique conditions that often struggle with access to palliative care including children, LGBT individuals, people living with HIV, prisoners, soldiers and those living in rural settings.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15514
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15514Mon, 15 Jun 2015 14:12:33 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Only two or three years to live? What to do, right now.“My career was ripped from me, my home was ripped from me, my future. It was devastating.” http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15497
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15497Fri, 12 Jun 2015 13:58:25 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Halifax experts train locals on new end-of-life care approach“The intention of the training is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of team-based care,” said Mallery.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15493
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15493Fri, 12 Jun 2015 12:44:18 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)New study at the Bruyère Research Institute aims to improve quality of life for advanced cancer patientsResearchers at the Bruyère Research Institute are currently analyzing the effects of melatonin, a hormone naturally produced in our bodies, and its potentially positive effects on cancer patients. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15476
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15476Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:08:15 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)End-of-Life Care Receives $1M Investment from Saint Elizabeth"This investment will help to amplify our impact in an area of great national need and importance."http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15472
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15472Thu, 11 Jun 2015 12:59:29 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Conconi Foundation Will Match $200,000 of Donations to Canuck Place Children’s HospiceThe Conconi Challenge will match dollar for dollar all donations made to the Canuck Place through July 31. Donations can be made online by visiting canuckplace.org/conconichallenge or calling 1-800-882-2288.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15456
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15456Wed, 10 Jun 2015 14:10:14 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Walk Across Canada With IanA Nova Scotia man is walking from coast-to-coast to raise money and start a conversation about palliative care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15442
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15442Tue, 09 Jun 2015 17:12:09 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Doctor’s shown to have impact on End-of-Life choices for patientsThey found that patients were 27 percent more likely to enroll in hospice care if their doctor was in the top 10 percent of doctors using hospice care compared to patients whose doctors were in the bottom 10 percent.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15434
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15434Tue, 09 Jun 2015 12:41:07 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Does it Matter Where Patients Die?Recent study suggests that the type of end-of-life facility has significant effects on the mental health of patients family.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15426
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15426Mon, 08 Jun 2015 19:05:47 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Dementia Friends Canada LaunchDementia Friends Canada will engage Canadians in understanding what it means to live with dementia and how better to support those affected within the community. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15424
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15424Mon, 08 Jun 2015 15:27:03 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice offers ‘peace and dignity’ to patients and family"It was just so tranquil.... through the kindness and care of staff and volunteers, they made a difficult situation with cancer one the family could cope with. It actually gave us some peace and dignity." http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15422
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15422Mon, 08 Jun 2015 12:34:28 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)A Boyfriend Too Good to Be TrueFor victims of Alzheimer’s, whole lifetimes vanish. For their loved ones, faith is tested and perseverance tried.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15409
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15409Fri, 05 Jun 2015 19:58:46 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Improving the Quality of Life at the End of LifeWhy are doctors not having the necessary conversations with terminally ill patients?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15383
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15383Thu, 04 Jun 2015 14:54:17 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)New Interactive Workbook It's easy to make and share your plan!http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15363
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15363Wed, 03 Jun 2015 17:35:21 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Producers Casey Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix Chronicle the Last Days of Life in I Am Dying for National Geographic Channel “Our hope was to reframe the end-of-life experience with a direct and celebratory point of view,” shared Affleck.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15343
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15343Tue, 02 Jun 2015 19:47:13 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)New smartphone app helps guide GPs in providing palliative care to patientsA new smartphone app aimed at helping GPs provide palliative care to patients has been created with the help of researchers from Adelaide's Flinders University.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15319
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15319Mon, 01 Jun 2015 18:28:57 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Cross-Canada Review of Palliative Care Models Unearths GemsInnovative palliative care delivery models hold keys to high-quality care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15270
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15270Wed, 27 May 2015 17:24:38 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Ian’s Walk for End of Life Care 2015On Thursday, May 21st, Ian Bos will embark on a cross-country walk in memory of his late father, Ted Bos to raise awareness and funds for palliative care societies across Canada, the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA), and the provincial palliative care associations.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15208
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15208Thu, 21 May 2015 13:57:25 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Seniors Care and Compassionate Care in the 2015 BudgetThe Canadian 2015 federal budget was delivered on April 20 in Ottawa. One of the most notable changes in this year’s budget is the extension of the Compassionate Care Benefits in the Canada Labour Code from 6 weeks to 6 months. The benefits, first introduced in 2004, are to be provided to individuals requiring a temporary leave from work to provide care or support to a family member who is gravely ill and at a significant risk of death within 26 weeks.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15026
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15026Thu, 07 May 2015 20:14:14 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Songwriting as a means of meaning and rememberingThe toll of working with dying people on hospice and palliative care can be massive. Bearing witness in a professional capacity to a person’s last days can bring an intimacy to clinical relationships that impacts us emotionally and spiritually. Learning to process the grief of losing patients has been a significant learning curve in my own career as a music therapist working predominantly in oncology and palliative care. In my personal life, I often turn to music to make sense of some of these ...http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15010
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/15010Wed, 06 May 2015 14:13:52 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Message from the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health - National Hospice Palliative Care Week - May 3rd to May 9th, 2015As Minister of Health, I am pleased to acknowledge National Hospice Palliative Care Week, May 3rd to May 9th, 2015, coordinated by the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14997
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14997Tue, 05 May 2015 14:00:55 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association organizes 13th Hike for Hospice Palliative Care Across CanadaOn May 3, 2015, thousands of Canadians of all ages will gather on walking paths, parks, and hiking trails across Canada to celebrate the 13th Annual Hike for Hospice Palliative Care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14977
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14977Fri, 01 May 2015 17:47:21 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)The Power of 10: Let’s talk about Hospice Palliative CareOne of the best ways to spread a message is by turning to your own social circles. This year’s National Hospice Palliative Care Week campaign, which runs May 3rd to 9th, is titled “The Power of 10: Let’s talk about Hospice Palliative Care” and encompasses the idea of using our social circles to spread the message on the importance of quality hospice palliative care in our country.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14960
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14960Thu, 30 Apr 2015 14:35:29 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Death midwives help families cope with end-of-life careGloria Christianson remembers vividly the moment her son Scott passed away.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14912
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14912Mon, 27 Apr 2015 14:50:01 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)“Transactional” federal budget falls short of real strategic action for seniorsThe 2015 federal budget released today includes some positive measures in terms of health, but not the strategic planning and vision that will be required to meet the needs of Canada’s aging population, according to the Canadian Medical Association (CMA).http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14877
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14877Thu, 23 Apr 2015 15:38:18 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Death Café: Talking Death Over Coffee and CakeDeath Café Ottawa hosted its fifth event on April 15th, 2015.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14843
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14843Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:47:14 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Conference Board of Canada research shows need for national seniors strategyGovernments must work together to address the numerous challenges facing seniors and their care in Canada, according to a new report released on April 15 by The Conference Board of Canada.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14787
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14787Thu, 16 Apr 2015 13:42:27 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Government of Canada supports seniors’ health and well-beingToday, the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, and Member of Parliament for Regina-Lumsden- Lake Centre, Tom Lukiwski, were pleased to host a roundtable on healthy aging.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14764
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14764Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:02:57 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)RNAO tackles end-of-life care at annual meetingThe top provincial nursing association representing Ontario's RNs, NPs and nursing students will host a keynote panel on end-of-life care this Saturday, as part of its 90th annual general meeting (AGM).http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14738
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14738Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:49:49 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Care through the endA handful of residents in the Grand Falls-Windsor area want to establish the province’s first hospice and name it in memory of a well-known local physician.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14717
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14717Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:03:46 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Provincial Palliative Care Centre officially opensA new $5.6 million provincial palliative care centre will provide patients with more care options and their loved ones the opportunity to be involved in care, says Premier Wade MacLauchlan.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14676
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14676Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)The Ocean DrumOne of the most popular instruments I use in my music therapy practice is the ocean drum.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14652
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14652Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Wear your seatbelt. Put on a bike helmet. Make your advance care plan.Most of us instinctively put on our seatbelts when we get into a car. And we know it's a good idea to put on a helmet before getting on a bike. So why haven't the majority of Canadians also taken the precaution of planning for their future health care?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14650
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14650Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:54:22 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Today is National Caregiver DayOn April 7, we are recognizing the 6.1 million employed Canadians who must balancework and caregiving responsibilities day by day, hour by hour, over a number of years.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14634
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14634Tue, 07 Apr 2015 20:52:59 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Future of health care could be Hospital @ HomeThe future of healthcare could be Hospital @ Home if indicators of success in a pilot project of the Prince Edward County Family Health Team continue.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14469
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14469Mon, 23 Mar 2015 14:46:32 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)The Change Foundation releases new five-year strategic plan focused on family caregiversThe Change Foundation today announces the focus of our next five-year leg of strategic work – Out of the Shadows, Into the Circle.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14438
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14438Thu, 19 Mar 2015 15:45:01 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Self-care: how good are we at actually doing it?Palliative care appears to be an area of practice where providers are particularly vulnerable to caregiver fatigue.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14261
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14261Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:10:17 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Seven Considerations for Live Music in Hospice SettingsIf you work in hospice or palliative care settings, you may have received generous offers from musicians to volunteer their time playing music for residents or patients.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14192
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14192Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:46:21 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)$1.2 Million Investment for New Advance Care Planning Program to Improve Coordinated End-of-life CareThe Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network (WWLHIN) Board of Directors approved an investment of $1.2 million over 3 years to Hospice of Waterloo Region to enhance the quality of care and the patient/family experience at end-of-life through improved Advance Care Planning for residents of Waterloo Wellington.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14191
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/14191Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:39:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Are we making a difference?Helping professionals come in all shapes, sizes and scopes of practice.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13984
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13984Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:40:24 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice Palliative Care Champion Sharon Carstairs Accepts the Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada’s Excellence in Advocacy AwardThe Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC) is pleased to award their third annual Award of Excellence in Advocacy to the Honourable Sharon Carstairs, P.C.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13939
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13939Thu, 05 Feb 2015 15:43:21 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)My Experience: What is a Palliative Approach to Care?Let’s be honest: the words “palliative care” can evoke fear for patients and family members.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13909
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13909Tue, 03 Feb 2015 14:59:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Training for Hospice Workers in the Use of MusicMusic can be a beautiful and important component of hospice care. Some basic training in music care can open a wide range of possibilities for even the most musically inexperienced hospice worker.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13843
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13843Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:22:54 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Stress of family caregiving red flaggedMany people caring for a chronically ill family member say they're very stressed, according to the Mental Health Commission of Canada. It's calling for better access to mental health treatment as a top priority.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13755
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13755Thu, 22 Jan 2015 21:05:26 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)When Work and Caregiving Collide: How Employers Can Support Their Employees Who Are CaregiversMany Canadians are juggling the demands of full or part-time employment with the need to provide regular informal care to family and friends. Caregiving can affect the well-being of employee caregivers, and lead to increased costs for their employers by impacting job performance, absenteeism and productivity.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13740
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13740Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:25:41 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Employers want to help caregivers balance responsibilities, report findsCanadian employers do not realize how many of their workers balance their jobs with the responsibilities of caring for a loved one, but want to make things easier for employees in that situation.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13723
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13723Tue, 20 Jan 2015 16:39:43 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Pallium Canada and the Ontario Auditor General’s 2014 Annual ReportPallium Canada acknowledges the findings of the Ontario Auditor General in the 2014 Annual Report, which highlights the lack of timely and equitable access to cost-effective palliative services in certain areas, the limited information on system demand and capacity, and the variation in education and training among physicians and nurses providing palliative care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13688
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13688Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:02:30 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Governor General announces new appointments of the Order of CanadaGovernor General David Johnston announced the names of 95 new appointments to the Order of Canada hailing from various sectors and backgrounds on December 26, 2014.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13591
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13591Fri, 09 Jan 2015 15:44:47 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Comprehensive New Analysis Calls for Improvements in End-of-Life CareHealth Quality Ontario (HQO) unveils a prescription for change to end-of-life care in Ontario. In a comprehensive new report, HQO calls for dramatic improvements in care for all people at the end of their lives.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13408
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13408Tue, 16 Dec 2014 19:21:03 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Palliative care and Universal Health Coverage: Do not leave those suffering behindToday, on the first ever Universal Health Coverage Day, the Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance, one of the founding global partners for the Day, has released a report on: ‘Palliative care and Universal Health Coverage: Do not leave those suffering behind’. The WHPCA supports the tag line of the day – health for all!http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13369
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13369Fri, 12 Dec 2014 15:43:28 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)City council unanimously supports Stratford/Perth Residential Hospice proposalThe idea of establishing a dedicated facility in this community to provide compassionate end-of-life care received a unanimous endorsement from city council Monday night.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13348
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13348Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:23:12 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice House welcomes new executive directorFor the first time since the Prince George Hospice House opened its doors, there will be a new executive director.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13327
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13327Tue, 09 Dec 2014 14:53:10 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)John McDermott entertains aging war vets at SunnybrookCanadian singer John McDermott brought his annual Christmas concert to the veterans at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre’s famed K Wing — home to more than 400 of Canada’s aging vets.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13325
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13325Mon, 08 Dec 2014 14:47:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Helping those near the end of life feel less aloneMarilyn Herasymowych is not unlike many others faced with a life-threatening illness.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13324
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13324Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:40:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice association’s annual Celebration of Caring Hands event again roaring successThe annual Celebration of Caring Hands fundraiser in support of end-of-life care was “better than ever” said a tired but elated Janet Shaw, President of the Desert Valley Hospice Society, at evening’s end on Saturday.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13182
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13182Thu, 27 Nov 2014 17:22:18 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Laurier to host national Music Care Conference Nov. 15Wilfrid Laurier University will host a national Music Care Conference that explores the healing capacity of singing on Nov. 15.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13025
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/13025Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:35:01 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)The Call for Abstracts for the 2015 CHPCA Conference is now open!The 2015 Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Conference, New Challenges – New Horizons: Moving Forward, will take place October 29 to November 1, 2015 at The Westin, Ottawa, ON.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12948
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12948Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:40:42 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Homes for the Holidays 2014Yes, the 12th annual Homes for the Holidays will be here in no time!http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12911
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12911Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:05:58 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Ongoing Collaboration To Support The Well-Being Of Seniors Living In CanadaFederal, Provincial and Territorial (F/P/T) Ministers Responsible for Seniors met to review recent collaborative work and discuss ways to further support the well-being of seniors living in Canada.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12856
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12856Thu, 30 Oct 2014 13:55:04 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Look who’s NOT TalkingNew study aims to bridge the gap between patients and doctors.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12732
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12732Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:46:58 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Union Gas Gives $20,000 to Help Chatham-Kent HospiceUnion Gas President Steve Baker announced that the company will make a contribution of $20,000 to the Chatham-Kent Hospice to fund volunteer network initiatives.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12689
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12689Thu, 16 Oct 2014 14:27:32 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)WHPCA launches urgent Ebola fundraising appealThe Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA) has launched an urgent fundraising appeal to support Ebola-affected families and the staff caring for them at The Shepherd’s Hospice in Freetown, Sierra Leone.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12655
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12655Tue, 14 Oct 2014 19:43:38 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)pt Health Seniors Wellness announces integration with Bayshore Therapy & RehabAs part of pt Health's journey of aligning with and amalgamating into Bayshore HealthCare Ltd., pt Health Seniors Wellness has officially joined Bayshore Therapy & Rehab, effective immediately. A leading physiotherapy and rehab organization, pt Health Seniors Wellness' integration reflects its ongoing commitment to offer its clients the highest quality of care services.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12651
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12651Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:19:34 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Who cares? We do! World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2014World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, 11 October 2014, is a unified day of action to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care around the world. The theme for 2014 is: Who Cares? We do!http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12591
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12591Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:27:54 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)De Souza Institute Celebrates World Palliative Care Day By Honouring De Souza Advanced Practice Nurse in Palliative Carede Souza Institute, an innovative centre of learning dedicated to improving cancer care by supporting excellence in oncology nursing, would like to celebrate World Palliative Care Day by recognizing registered nurse Valrie Hursefield of William Osler Health System with the distinct honour of being the third de Souza Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) in Ontario.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12566
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12566Wed, 08 Oct 2014 13:20:04 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hats on for children’s hospice care!To celebrate World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, ICPCN has initiated a social media campaign to raise awareness of children's hospice and palliative care throughout the month of October called #hatsonforchildrenshospicecare.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12530
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12530Mon, 06 Oct 2014 13:42:36 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)New Highs Reached in U.S. and Canadian Health Care Philanthropy: Donations Top $10.7 Billion in FY 2013U.S. and Canadian donors boosted their giving to nonprofit health care institutions to historically high levels of more than $10.7 billion, increasing annual donations by more than $380 million during the 2013 fiscal year, the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) reports today.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12474
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12474Wed, 01 Oct 2014 13:57:06 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)CBC Ottawa’s Laurie Fagan wins health reporting awardThe Canadian Medical Association has awarded CBC Ottawa journalist Laurie Fagan for her reporting on palliative sedation.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12472
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12472Wed, 01 Oct 2014 13:55:05 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)How do you use ehospice?ehospice is calling on you – the ehospice readers – to tell us how you use the website or app.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12439
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12439Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:24:22 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Friendships gained with Hospice Simcoe program in BarrieHospice Simcoe volunteer Nick Goodman may be better at losing lures than catching fish, but he’s reeling in more satisfaction than he ever thought he would.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12424
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12424Mon, 29 Sep 2014 13:42:45 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)The most surprising thing about children’s palliative careJoseph's story was recently released by Moonshine Movies as part of their Indiegogo campaign. In this short film, Joseph's mother describes her initial shock at being referred to a children's hospice until she released that palliative care is far more than end of life care. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12355
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12355Tue, 23 Sep 2014 18:24:14 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Canadians Commend their US counterparts for marking National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness DayToday marks the seventh observance of National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day in the United States. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12302
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12302Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:28:48 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)New partnership, program highlight hospice’s year http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12189
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12189Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:41:07 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Free Webinar: How to Better Understand and Support Older Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities in the WorkplaceThe event will start on: Sep 19, 01:00pm EDT.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12173
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12173Tue, 09 Sep 2014 19:20:22 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Death & Dying: Don’t get creeped out by tough talksFraser Health says it's important people speak up when it comes to advance care planning. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12165
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12165Tue, 09 Sep 2014 13:50:54 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Alberta Health Services releases series of videos on grief supportThe videos are now available to stream on YouTube and aim to help those grieving the loss of a loved one. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12130
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12130Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:27:14 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Love in Our Own Time – Film available for education and fundraising purposesLove in Our Own Time, a documentary by award-winning filmmaker Tom Murray, has recently been released internationally, and is available for training and fundraising purposes.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12030
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/12030Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:30:53 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Receiving care at home, a studyIn 2012, about 2.2 million Canadians with a long-term illness, disability or aging needs had received care in their own home in the last 12 months. This represented 8% of all Canadians aged 15 years or older.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11985
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11985Mon, 25 Aug 2014 14:43:43 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Island Health doubles beds for hospiceA five-year plan to double hospice beds across Vancouver Island is “encouraging,” according to the executive director of the Nanaimo Hospice, who says there’s need in every community.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11979
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11979Fri, 22 Aug 2014 18:14:29 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)​Physician perspective on end-of-life issues fully airedAccess to palliative care services rather than medical aid in dying was the priority for many delegates speaking during a second consecutive year of extensive discussion at General Council on end-of-life care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11950
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11950Thu, 21 Aug 2014 14:50:46 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Singing at the thresholdThreshold: the liminal space that becomes the entrance to a new place. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11910
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11910Tue, 19 Aug 2014 15:27:38 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom) Doctor earns major awardWhether it’s an urgent life of death or death decision, or giving comfort in a person’s final days, ethics provide a basis for the difficult decisions physicians face.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11886
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11886Mon, 18 Aug 2014 14:21:33 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Identical twins in chemo together at Toronto hospitalCaroline and Annabelle Singer, 74, each have stage three ovarian cancer, and are facing the disease together at Princess Margaret Hospitalhttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11880
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11880Mon, 18 Aug 2014 13:57:40 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Experience for Cancer Patients in the North to Improve with Opening of New Cancer Hubs: Minister SelbyCancer patients and their families in northern Manitoba will have enhanced cancer treatment and care when new cancer hubs open in The Pas and Thompson later this year, Health Minister Erin Selby announced here today.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11876
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11876Mon, 18 Aug 2014 13:39:26 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Ottawa to seek ways to help working caregivers balance responsibilitiesMany middle-aged workers who juggle the demands of their jobs with the care of an elderly loved one are choosing retirement over the emotional stress of being torn between their professional and private lives.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11848
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11848Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:23:34 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Stedman Community Hospice gets rave reviewThe care provided by Stedman Community Hospice is top-notch and could serve as a model for the rest of Canada, MP and palliative care advocate Charlie Angus says.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11808
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11808Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:35:57 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)City doctor honoured for efforts to improve health-care ethicsOn Tuesday, Calgary’s Juliet Guichon and Dr. Eric Wasylenko were among the handful of recipients recognized with an award from the Canadian Medical Association.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11785
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11785Thu, 07 Aug 2014 20:10:21 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Calgary hospital to allow families to ‘face death with a loved one’ and witness resuscitation attemptsA Calgary hospital has decided to allow families to be present during resuscitation attempts, amid growing evidence that relatives benefit by being allowed to witness what may be the last moments of their loved one’s life — and concerns of the conflicts that could inevitably rise.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11782
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11782Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:53:19 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)CMA Recognizes Dr. Eric Wasylenko for Excellence in the Field of Medical EthicsThe Canadian Medical Association (CMA) announced today that Dr. Eric Wasylenko of Calgary will receive the 2014 Dr. William Marsden Award in Medical Ethics.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11744
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11744Wed, 06 Aug 2014 14:47:41 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Mobile palliative care program brings comfort and treatment to homelessThey're too often the forgotten people -- or the ones many of us turn a blind eye to as we pass a street corner where they might implore us for extra change: the homeless living rough outside through all kinds of weather or those precariously housed in a cot-for-the-night shelter or a decaying rooming house.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11722
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11722Tue, 05 Aug 2014 15:20:55 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Local hospitals easing restrictions on visiting hoursLocal hospitals are moving away from strict visiting hours, recognizing the importance of families in helping patients get better.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11647
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11647Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:42:55 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Original hospice board gets tour of Campbell HouseNearly 30 years ago, it was but a hope and a dream.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11618
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11618Tue, 29 Jul 2014 14:12:06 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Representing Canada at the 20th International AIDS ConferenceCanada Booth at the 20th International AIDS Conference, Melbourne, Australia.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11558
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11558Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)No one left behind! Lack of attention to hospice palliative careThis week over 12,000 people from around the globe gather in Melbourne for the 20th International AIDS Conference.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11557
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11557Thu, 24 Jul 2014 14:59:53 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Symbols of memory take flight in GarsonA First Nation legend holds that if you capture a butterfly and whisper to it before letting it go, the Great Spirit will confer your wish in gratitude for the creature's freedom.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11495
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11495Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:29:01 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Love for SheaFor the last three weeks of his life, Shea Fell was always being held.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11462
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11462Fri, 18 Jul 2014 14:39:02 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)New palliative care council aims to improve local careA new palliative care council will help improve end-of-life services for Hamilton patients and their families, local health officials say.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11446
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11446Thu, 17 Jul 2014 18:13:58 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Failure to Engage Hospitalized Elderly Patients and Their Families in Advanced Care PlanningAs medical technology advances and the population continues to age, it is important that we consider the importance of planning for end of life care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11418
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11418Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:00:06 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Shriners in town in effort to aid sick childrenI slanders are invited to welcome a band of traveling Shriners who arrive in Nanaimo Wednesday with news of a project that helps sick children in Nanaimo and across Canada.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11333
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11333Fri, 11 Jul 2014 13:35:55 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Workshop offers support to those with dementiaFree session is set for tomorrow morning at Delta Hospice centre.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11269
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11269Wed, 09 Jul 2014 14:03:58 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Ontario hospice set to offer pediatric palliative care Maison Vale Hospice in Sudbury, Ontario is preparing launch their Pediatric Hospice Palliative Care Pilot Project, which will see them accept one child into their care by the end of the year.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11252
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11252Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:31:21 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Local palliative care crusader sees major award dedicated in her nameOne of Ontario’s leading pioneers in advances in palliative care was honoured Friday with a major award in the field dedicated in her name.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11216
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11216Mon, 07 Jul 2014 13:55:46 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice workers have experience, informationAfter 20 years of national reports all crying out for a strategy on end of life care, Hospice is pleased to see that the Canadian Medical Association is finally lending its voice to this issue.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11203
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11203Fri, 04 Jul 2014 13:00:22 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Report on cancer care releasedThe Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Program at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) is one of 14 regional programs in the province.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11183
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11183Thu, 03 Jul 2014 15:00:45 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Organ donor rates jump at Osler hospitalsThe agency that organizes organ transplants in Ontario is reporting a vast improvement locally with respect to donation rates.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11181
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11181Thu, 03 Jul 2014 14:48:56 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Harvey Max Chochinov Appointed to the Order of CanadaHarvey Max Chochinov is as an international leader in the field of palliative care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11154
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11154Wed, 02 Jul 2014 13:47:59 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Taking palliative care to where patients areThere is alarming data and information coming out of our homeless shelter systems:http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11152
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11152Wed, 02 Jul 2014 13:08:50 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Grant funds hospice navigatorThe Oceanside Hospice Society is getting a $40,000 grant to hire a community resource navigator, a first for Vancouver Island.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11065
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11065Thu, 26 Jun 2014 14:01:01 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Local palliative care for cancer patients found lackingThe number of cancer patients in Hamilton and area who didn't get a palliative assessment within a year before their death was much larger than the Ontario average, according to a report rating the quality of cancer care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11063
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11063Thu, 26 Jun 2014 13:37:55 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Tell us your story! A new ICPCN projectThe ICPCN is calling on all children, parents, siblings, family members and professionals who have an interesting narrative about the value of children's palliative care. Here is a chance to share your stories.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11047
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11047Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:57:37 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Improvements in patient and public safety highlighted in 2014 Quality Index on Ontario’s Cancer SystemOverall findings show that cancer patients in Ontario continue to receive world-class care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11042
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11042Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:27:46 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)The Tragedy of Old AgeIt is sometimes easy to forget that palliative care is a relatively new specialty.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11005
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11005Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Improving Hospice Palliative Care through Minister Ambrose’s Panel on Healthcare InnovationFederal Health Minister Rona Ambrose announced the launch of a new Advisory Panel on Healthcare Innovation today. The panel will work to ensure cost-effectiveness in Canada’s health care system.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11028
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11028Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:11:06 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Minister Ambrose Launches Advisory Panel on Healthcare InnovationDr. David Naylor named head of federal advisory panel that will explore how the Government of Canada can foster innovation improve patient care and sustainability of the healthcare system.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11025
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11025Tue, 24 Jun 2014 15:14:50 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Family of ill Barrie teen living ’day by day’Vicki Wood wakes up and takes care of her dying son until her daughter takes over for a few hours each night.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11001
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/11001Mon, 23 Jun 2014 13:15:11 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Government funding supports Oceanside Hospice SocietyParliamentary Secretary for Seniors and Healthy Living and Parksville MLA Michelle Stilwell today announced a $40,000 grant to the Oceanside Hospice Society to help support end-of-life care services for Oceanside residents.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10985
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10985Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:14:13 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Handbags for Hospice raises funds for good causeHigh fashion and community spirit came together as more than 400 people turned out for the second annual Handbags for Hospice.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10974
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10974Thu, 19 Jun 2014 13:55:48 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)The W. Garfield Weston Foundation Provides Million-Dollar Gift to The Salvation Army’s Toronto Grace Health CentreThe Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health Centre is honoured to announce The W. Garfield Weston Foundation's $1 million gift to The Toronto Grace's Infrastructure Renewal Project.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10972
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10972Thu, 19 Jun 2014 13:29:28 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Canadian Nurses Association awards excellence in nursing professionThe Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) is honouring five registered nurses (RN) for outstanding leadership and contribution to the nursing profession as well as two employers for supporting nurses in their professional development.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10946
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10946Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:06:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Ontario’s doctors ready to work with new government to build the health care system of the futureOntario's doctors look forward to continuing to work with Premier Kathleen Wynne and her government to improve the province's health-care system.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10933
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10933Tue, 17 Jun 2014 13:50:04 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)CMA, CARP challenge candidates to adopt National Seniors StrategyThe Canadian Medical Association and CARP have come together to issue a challenge to all candidates in the four June 30 federal by-elections to endorse or reject specific elements of a pan-Canadian seniors care strategy.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10932
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10932Tue, 17 Jun 2014 13:37:15 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Manitoba Introduces New Alzheimer’s Framework to Guide Dementia ServicesThe province has launched a new, five-year framework to guide planning and investments to further address dementia in Manitoba, Health Minister Erin Selby announced on June 13.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10916
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10916Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:48:04 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Champion’s Council Pleased with the Adoption of Motion M-456Last week, the House of Commons passed Motion M-456, recognizing that there is a need for national strategies, frameworks and blueprints in hospice palliative and end-of-life care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10901
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10901Fri, 13 Jun 2014 13:35:10 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice volunteers help ease the pain of loss for grieving familiesAt least you get a chance to say goodbye.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10871
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10871Fri, 13 Jun 2014 13:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Would you go skydiving without a parachute?You make plans on a daily basis — plans about where you want to live, plans about who you want to marry — your career, your life.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10887
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10887Thu, 12 Jun 2014 14:00:48 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Statement from Minister Rona Ambrose on Hospice Palliative Care in CanadaOur Government understands the difficult challenges faced by Canadian families when they are caring for aging loved ones. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10874
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10874Wed, 11 Jun 2014 19:55:09 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Doctors call for better end-of-life care, not euthanasiaThere's an urgent need for more and better palliative care right across the country, says the Canadian Medical Association (CMA).http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10869
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10869Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:07:32 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Canada’s nurses encouraged by Canadian Medical Association’s end-of-life care reportThe Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) applauds the work of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) in facilitating an open and honest national discussion on end-of-life care in Canada.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10848
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10848Tue, 10 Jun 2014 19:53:18 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Canadians Want End-of-Life Care Brought Out of the ShadowsCMA seeks to bring findings of National Dialogue to Supreme Court of Canada.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10847
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10847Tue, 10 Jun 2014 19:44:51 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Doctor awarded for palliative workIn a palliative care unit in Nepal, Nanaimo physician Dr. Robin Love came across a vomiting patient who couldn’t afford medication to stop the nausea. The cost was three cents.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10843
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10843Tue, 10 Jun 2014 13:34:50 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)New global institute in Toronto will boost research on life-threatening disease and palliative care A new institute at University Health Network and the University of Toronto will drive research into a controversial and neglected area of medicine: care for patients with life-threatening or terminal disease.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10821
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10821Mon, 09 Jun 2014 14:00:22 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Legacy provides quilts to NRGH palliative care unitThe Palliative Care Unit at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital received 50 handcrafted quilts from Rob and Heather MacKay this week.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10818
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10818Mon, 09 Jun 2014 13:46:22 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Medical Aid in Dying: What is it and how are hospices in Quebec reacting to the legislation?Today, the Quebec National Assembly passed the proposed Bill 52, which among other recommendations will legalize “medical aid in dying.” http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10808
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10808Fri, 06 Jun 2014 17:27:05 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)News Roundup - Bill 52News for the week on June 6, 2014.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10801
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10801Fri, 06 Jun 2014 13:21:33 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Man sees gifts in terminal diagnosisIn an age when death is rarely discussed and often viewed as the enemy, a failure or a lost fight, it is rare to meet people like Mark and Jacqueline Huddleston, who talk about the gifts that can result from looking death in the face.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10791
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10791Thu, 05 Jun 2014 14:13:13 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Dr. Susan Fowler-Kerry steps down as board member for ICPCNDr. Susan Fowler-Kerry has been the representation from Canada on the Board of Directors of the International Children's Palliative Care Network (ICPCN) for the last eight years and was one of the founding trustees.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10789
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10789Thu, 05 Jun 2014 13:49:34 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)TVN awards eight Catalyst grantsTechnology Evaluation in the Elderly Network (TVN) is pleased to announce eight Catalyst grants.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10759
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10759Wed, 04 Jun 2014 13:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Golfers help parents of children with neuroblastomaSyd Birrell wasn’t too sure where he was going.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10753
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10753Tue, 03 Jun 2014 13:13:14 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Why music works in End of Life Care: LEGACYOne of the psychological tasks of persons who are dying is coming to terms with the life they have lived.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10737
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10737Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:22:15 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Volunteers a critical part of Hospice’s successInside Ottawa Valley, covered by The Carleton Place Almonte Canadian Gazette, The Kemptville Advance, The Perth Courier and The Smiths Falls Record News, will take a look at the palliative care services offered in Lanark, Leeds and Grenville.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10719
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10719Fri, 30 May 2014 13:32:51 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)The 30th Bill Cannon Memorial Golf Tournament raises money for St. Joseph’s HospiceGolfers getting set to step up to the tee should have a little extra motivation behind their swings.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10666
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10666Fri, 30 May 2014 13:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)House of Commons Recognizes the Urgent Need for National Direction in Palliative Care through the Adoption of Motion M-456Yesterday afternoon, the House of Commons almost unanimously voted in favor of Motion M-456, recognizing that there is a need for national strategies, frameworks and blueprints in hospice palliative and end-of-life care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10696
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10696Thu, 29 May 2014 13:42:17 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Statement By Charlie Angus On His Pan-Canadian Palliative Care MotionMP Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay) made the following statement after his motion to establish a pan-Canadian strategy for palliative and end of life care was passed.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10694
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10694Thu, 29 May 2014 13:36:30 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Ontario’s Doctors Launch End of Life Care PlanHave you thought about who would make decisions for you if you're not in a position to make them for yourself?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10692
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10692Thu, 29 May 2014 13:26:57 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)NDP motion passes near-unanimous voteThe House of Commons passed an Opposition motion Wednesday that calls on the federal government to come up with a national strategy on palliative care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10691
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10691Thu, 29 May 2014 13:12:41 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Opinion: Canada needs a palliative-care strategy and focus on pain reliefOne measure of a society’s moral maturity and of the point it occupies on the scale of civilization is found in whether and how it provides physical and spiritual comfort to those in their final days of life.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10670
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10670Wed, 28 May 2014 14:19:56 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)New in-home palliative care launched in regionA new palliative care program in the region will help more end-of-life patients stay at home if they wish, but the province's nursing association is concerned there wasn't enough consultation to ensure patients are protected.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10667
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10667Wed, 28 May 2014 13:36:55 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Abbotsford Hospice Names Executive DirectorAbbotsford Hospice is pleased to announce that Bev Brown will assume the role of Executive Director, taking over the operational leadership of the society while remaining an active partner with Westview Executive Search Ltd.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10554
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10554Wed, 28 May 2014 13:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Donations aid Victoria HospiceTwo recent donations will help the Victoria Hospice continue to provide end-of-life care to its clients.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10552
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10552Tue, 27 May 2014 13:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)VON Durham celebrates 100 years of community serviceWhile the needs of the community have evolved in the past 100 years, VON Durham’s commitment to addressing those needs has remained the same.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10627
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10627Mon, 26 May 2014 14:01:12 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Louise Strangway Donates A Million To CharityFive local charities are splitting $1-million donated by the estate of Louise Strangway.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10551
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10551Mon, 26 May 2014 13:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Ground-breaking palliative care resolution is adopted at WHA signalling progress to end unnecessary pain and suffering due to lack of quality careToday is a historic moment for the millions of people worldwide living with and dying from life-limiting conditions such as cancer, heart disease, HIV and multi-drug resistant TB as the World Health Assembly adopts the first ever resolution to integrate hospice and palliative care services into national health services.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10616
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10616Fri, 23 May 2014 15:13:31 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Fundraising key for local hospices to aid families of palliative patientsInside Ottawa Valley, comprised of The Carleton Place-Almonte Canadian Gazette, The Kemptville Advance, The Perth Courier and The Smiths Falls Record News, takes a look at palliative care services offered in Lanark Leeds and Grenville. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10609
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10609Fri, 23 May 2014 13:03:31 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Montreal’s Death Café sheds sensitive light on a grim topicMontreal — They say curiosity killed the cat.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10550
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10550Thu, 22 May 2014 13:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)The debate surrounding palliative sedationDr. Jose Pereira, the medical chief of palliative care at the Ottawa Hospital and Bruyère Continuing Care in Ottawa, has used palliative sedation and said it is an important and useful option that is only used when symptoms such as pain, breathlessness or delirium are intolerable. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10577
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10577Wed, 21 May 2014 13:20:17 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Innisfil council grants $4,000 to Alliston hospiceCouncil has bent its own grant rules to help fund an Alliston hospice, which assists Innisfil residents who are facing the end of their lives.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10575
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10575Wed, 21 May 2014 13:07:13 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)$40,000 to support North Thompson Valley Hospice House SocietyHealth Minister Terry Lake attended today’s Victoria Day parade in Clearwater and announced a $40,000 grant to the North Thompson Valley Hospice House Society.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10548
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10548Tue, 20 May 2014 14:06:09 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Fort Chip celebrates opening of elders’ care centreThe community of Fort Chipewyan is “thrilled” with the opening of its elders’ care centre that will mean vulnerable members requiring assisted living or end of life care can finally stay in their home community, say project organizers.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10547
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10547Tue, 20 May 2014 13:07:29 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)New Brunswick - Investment in Hospice FrederictonThe provincial government is investing $350,000 towards the establishment of a residential hospice facility in Fredericton.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10495
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10495Fri, 16 May 2014 13:18:25 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Two local LPNs receive awards for their roles in healthcareTwo local Licenced Practical Nurses (LPNs) received provincial awards within the Sun Country Health Region in Saskatoon on April 29 and 30 in Saskatoon.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10493
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10493Fri, 16 May 2014 13:12:39 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Improved outcomes for elderly patients who received care on a transitional care unitA study looks at the way alternate level of care affects the elderly.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10475
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10475Thu, 15 May 2014 13:38:59 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Dying with dignity: New EMS service helps sick Edmontonians spend their last hours at homeThe tragedy, some might say, was that Rich Horth and Myles Schopf didn’t meet until relatively late in life.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10445
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10445Tue, 13 May 2014 12:53:19 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Progress continues toward getting a residential hospice in StratfordIf the momentum continues Stratford and Perth County will have a residential hospice by 2016.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10429
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10429Mon, 12 May 2014 13:31:46 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)News Roundup - Hike for Hospice Palliative CareNews for the week of May 9, 2014.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10408
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10408Fri, 09 May 2014 13:19:02 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)EDITORIAL: A better approach to end-of-life careYears ago in Nova Scotia, death usually occurred at home, with family members caring for a beloved relative nearing the end of life.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10407
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10407Fri, 09 May 2014 13:13:58 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Long road for palliative care strategyOn May 14, Timmins-James Bay NDP MP Charlie Angus will ask Parliament to approve his private member's motion M-456 to establish a Pan-Canadian Palliative and End-of-life Care Strategy.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10406
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10406Fri, 09 May 2014 13:08:51 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Care bed campaign beginsA major campaign is being launched in Oceanside this week to lobby Island Health to fund more local palliative-care beds.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10405
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10405Fri, 09 May 2014 12:59:56 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)$2.5-million donation from Trottier Family Foundation to benefit services of West Island Palliative Care ResidenceAnnouncement made as part of National Hospice Palliative Care Week.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10391
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10391Thu, 08 May 2014 18:21:12 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Aboriginal Symposium – An Essential Learning ExperienceLast Thursday a diverse group gathered at the Manitoulin Hotel and Conference Center to engage and share ideas on aboriginal palliative and end-of-life care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10350
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10350Thu, 08 May 2014 12:05:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)What Mom Really Wants for Mother’s Day: A Plan to Keep Her Living in Her Own HomeCanadians with aging moms may want to rethink plans for Mother's Day. Remaining living at home for as long as possible is the absolute top priority for 90 per cent of Canadian moms 55 and older, says a new survey commissioned by Bayshore HealthCare.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10324
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10324Thu, 08 May 2014 12:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Nova Scotia to spend $1 million for first year of palliative care strategyThe Nova Scotia government has announced $1 million for the first year of a new strategy to improve palliative care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10345
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10345Wed, 07 May 2014 12:54:42 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Bayshore HealthCare joins Hike for Hospice Palliative Care fundraiser for ninth consecutive yearBayshore HealthCare is embarking on its ninth consecutive campaign to raise money for local palliative care hospices across the country.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10323
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10323Tue, 06 May 2014 12:51:05 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Message from the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health - National Hospice Palliative Care Week - May 4 to May 10, 2014As Minister of Health, I am pleased to acknowledge National Hospice Palliative Care Week, May 4th to 10th, the focus of which is "Busting the Myths about Hospice Palliative Care."http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10309
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10309Mon, 05 May 2014 17:30:37 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hike for Cornwall Hospice surpasses goal by $2,000As a kick-off event to Palliative Care Week across Canada, hospices around the country took part in a Hike for Hospice fundraising event.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10305
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10305Mon, 05 May 2014 13:41:45 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Busting the Myths about Hospice Palliative Care!How much do you really know?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10303
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10303Mon, 05 May 2014 12:54:52 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Come Hike with us!Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association Celebrates 12th Hike for Hospice Palliative Care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10293
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10293Fri, 02 May 2014 14:53:07 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Say Thanks Doc! To Your Doctor on May 1stEvery day, more than 320,000 patients across Ontario are treated and cared for by a doctor.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10275
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10275Thu, 01 May 2014 13:51:56 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Palliative care open house at Toronto East General HospitalLocal residents can learn more about palliative care at an open house Thursday, May 1, between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Toronto East General Hospital.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10273
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10273Thu, 01 May 2014 13:26:17 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Community team work made a dream work at HospiceHospice Prince Edward thanked a community for its team work that helped make a dream work during a community meeting last week.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10260
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10260Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:05:12 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Creating Space“Digital storytelling,” “the yellow brick road of medical education,” and “psychiatry as the most invasive medical discipline”…http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10248
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10248Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:07:56 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)News RoundupNews for the week of April 28th.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10223
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10223Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:27:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Sudbury’s palliative services partner upMaison Vale Hospice and Warmhearts Palliative Caregivers have joined forces to provide a full range of integrated services to support families caring for loved ones at the end of life.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10202
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10202Fri, 25 Apr 2014 12:48:23 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Why music works in end of life care: relationship completionRelationship completion is a significant part of dying.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10160
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10160Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)8 Tips for New Family CaregiversIt's hard to know where to begin caring for someone, and caregiving is typically not a role you have training for!http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10159
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10159Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Why we all need to have end of life conversationsHarvey Max Chochinov, advisor to EvidenceNetwork.ca, a Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Manitoba, Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care and Director of the Manitoba Palliative Care Research, discusses end-of-life care from around the world and the importance of advance care planning.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10156
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10156Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:23:04 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Dorothy Ley Hospice hike to support compassionate care programs by ‘making every moment count’Dorothy Ley Hospice officials want to de-stigmatize hospice palliative care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10155
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10155Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:11:25 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Eggs benefit to raise money for West Island Palliative Care ResidenceEggs any way you like them will be served Friday at a Pointe-Claire restaurant as part of a fundraiser for the West Island Palliative Care Residence.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10153
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10153Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:50:48 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)News RoundupNews for the week of April 22nd.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10124
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10124Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:53:55 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice Society launches spring fundraising campaignThe Colchester East Hants Hospice, in partnership with select Sobeys and Foodland stores, is holding the Food from the Heart program starting Apr. 16 and running until Apr. 30.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10102
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10102Thu, 17 Apr 2014 13:10:36 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Now is the time. Plan ahead!Today is National Advance Care Planning Day, have you planned ahead?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10058
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10058Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:49:28 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Government of Canada accepting nominations for Prime Minister’s Volunteer AwardsThe Government of Canada recently announced its accepting nominations for its Prime Minister's Volunteer Awards.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9957
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9957Tue, 15 Apr 2014 17:58:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Advanced Care Planning presentations coming to regional centresAdvanced Care Planning (ACP) is a process of reflection and discussion, a way of deciding what kind of care you want at the end of life and perhaps more importantly what care you don’t want.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10042
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10042Tue, 15 Apr 2014 15:30:27 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)National ACP Day Survey: our community champions tell us what they are doing for ACP Day 2014The Advance Care Planning in Canada Project recently conducted a survey through our subscriber database to learn what was going on across the country for April 16th – National Advance Care Planning Day. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10040
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10040Tue, 15 Apr 2014 15:23:59 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)’doctor -- heal thyself’I am an Advance-care Planning consultant; and this will start out as one of those 'doctor -- heal thyself' stories.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10039
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10039Tue, 15 Apr 2014 15:04:46 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Decision-making about complementary and alternative medicine by cancer patients: integrative literature reviewA recent study looks at decision making in cancer patients.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10036
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10036Tue, 15 Apr 2014 13:34:11 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Report highlights the need for culturally safe cancer care in Inuit communitiesAlthough relatively unknown to past generations, cancer has become the second-highest cause of death in the Inuit population and is having a profound effect on patients, their families and communities.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10011
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/10011Mon, 14 Apr 2014 14:49:25 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)In conversation with Dr. Balfour MountThis video, posted by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, features Dr. Balfour Mount, the physician who coined the term “palliative care.” http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9986
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9986Fri, 11 Apr 2014 18:48:25 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)87% support the CMA position calling for a pan-Canadian strategy on seniors’ careArmed with persuasive new polling data on the importance Canadians place on the care of seniors, more than 30 CMA members braved the wind and rain of Parliament Hill April 8 to put this and other issues squarely in front of Canada’s federal politicians.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9946
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9946Thu, 10 Apr 2014 13:17:39 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Seniors care anxiety could swing next federal election, Nanos poll saysAlmost six in 10 voters in 26 key ridings across Canada say they would support another party if their current political brand fails to make seniors care a priority in the next federal election, says a Nanos Research poll released today.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9930
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9930Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:14:51 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Amherst honours its volunteersMore than 60 volunteers from various organizations were honoured for their volunteer work by the Town of Amherst on Tuesday.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9921
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9921Wed, 09 Apr 2014 12:46:59 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)National Volunteer Week 2014National Volunteer Week is April 6 - 12, 2014. This year, we ask that you take a moment and see how you can help out in your community. Below is a testimonial from volunteer Ursula Payne.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9881
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9881Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Statement by the Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), on National Caregiver DayThe Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), today issued the following statement to mark National Caregiver Day, which takes place April 5, 2014.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9878
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9878Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:53:09 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Crafting a common language for deathCanadians agree they should tell loved ones their final wishes. The thing is: we don’t actually do it. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9877
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9877Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:47:46 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Canadians wrestle with agonizing questions about the end of lifeMeg Westley has good reason to be passionate about assisted suicide.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9875
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9875Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:18:11 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)A woman’s story: Caring for my husbandNational Caregiver Day is April 5, 2014. This is the story of a woman who took care of her husband. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9845
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9845Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:03:50 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Grief and loss: Caring for an ill childNational Caregiver Day is April 5, 2014. This is the story of a parent who cared for his son during the end of his son's life.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9844
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9844Fri, 04 Apr 2014 13:37:16 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)The CHPCA urges all Canadians to Recognize and Support Family CaregiversApril 5 is National Caregiver Day.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9841
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9841Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:57:52 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)The value of volunteersEvery volunteer has a story.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9826
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9826Thu, 03 Apr 2014 14:58:34 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice Georgian Triangle receives $540,000 in fundingIts capital costs are taken care of, and now Hospice Georgian Triangle has guaranteed operational funding for nursing care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9800
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9800Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:04:53 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)What’s your reason? Tell your story on April 16thEveryone has a reason for talking – or not talking – about the care they’d want if they couldn't speak for themselves.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9779
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9779Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:47:27 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Palliative care in Guelph area gets $1-million funding boostThe last days of one's life can be days of grief, pain and great stress for the dying person and their family members.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9758
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9758Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:25:20 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)News RoundupNews for the week of March 28th.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9729
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9729Fri, 28 Mar 2014 13:03:07 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Heart House Hospice announces campaign to build new facility in Erin MillsHeart House Hospice announced a five-year initiative to help make the long-time dream of building a residential palliative care facility in Mississauga a reality.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9687
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9687Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:22:07 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Study looks at end-of-life care in LloydminsterA research associate with the Simon Fraser University’s geography department is looking at Lloydminster to see if this would be a good place to create a secondary palliative care hub.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9668
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9668Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:54:09 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)‘End-of-life’ care – the conversation experts say you need to haveEnd-of-life discussions may be a difficult subject for some people, however they're important during the later stages of life. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9652
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9652Tue, 25 Mar 2014 13:17:24 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Prevalence and risk factors of depressive symptoms in a Canadian palliative home care populationA study comprised of data from interRAI Palliative Care looks at the burden illness-related symptoms and home care. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9627
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9627Mon, 24 Mar 2014 14:13:16 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Registration is now open for the 2014 Annual NICE Knowledge ExchangeNational Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE) is hosting its annual Knowledge Exchange at Hart House at the University of Toronto on May 21st, 2014.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9611
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9611Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Rexdale residents need language-specific palliative care informationRexdale’s culturally diverse seniors and newcomers to Canada don’t know the term “palliative care” or where to access services unless a family member has received that care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9609
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9609Fri, 21 Mar 2014 17:53:09 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Fundraising at Maison Vale HospiceMaison Vale Hospice in Sudbury, Ontario is supported by approximately 50 full-time, part-time and casual employees.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9604
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9604Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:41:50 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)BC Doctors Say Everyone Should Have a Plan for End of LifeBC's doctors say it is never too early to plan for end of life.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9602
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9602Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:16:16 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)When to introduce palliative care: Study suggests earlier is betterIt’s been proven that palliative care provides substantial relief and improved quality of life for cancer patients.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9567
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9567Thu, 20 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)APCA: ‘Use digital media to raise awareness of palliative care’As part of ehospice's series on 'raising awareness of palliative care', Dr Emmanuel Luyirika and Steve Hynd from the African Palliative Care Association (APCA) write about the importance of using digital media to raise awareness of palliative care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9559
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9559Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:58:06 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)New ACP Program focuses on patient-centered careMost health care professionals would agree that conversations around goals of care are key to patient-centered care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9527
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9527Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)From Rejection to Motivation to Accomplishment: The Healing Cycle Foundation for Hospice Palliative CareRejection can motivate us to do unexpected and wonderful things. Here's why we will celebrate our 10th Anniversary Ride on June 22, 2014, a story worth sharing.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9523
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9523Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:05:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)BC Centre for Palliative Care Welcomes New Executive DirectorDr. Doris Barwich joins the BC Centre for Palliative Care as its inaugural Executive Director, effective April 1st, 2014.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9502
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9502Fri, 14 Mar 2014 13:45:44 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)The Aging Homeless: Best Practices for End of Life CareThe Good Neighbours' Club, with support from St. Michael's Hospital and the City of Toronto, is hosting a panel discussion that will address our research around best practices for administering end of life care for the homeless. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9501
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9501Fri, 14 Mar 2014 13:16:41 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Life-affirming discussion at Regina’s first Death Cafe A group met at Regina’s first Death Cafe recently to drink coffee, eat skeleton cupcakes and learn how to make the most of their lives.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9478
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9478Thu, 13 Mar 2014 14:20:05 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)City chosen for palliative care studyLloydminster has been selected as a case study site by a team of researchers for a national-scale study on palliative care in rural Canada.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9457
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9457Wed, 12 Mar 2014 13:08:24 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Looking to raise funds for palliative care? Host a hike!What's Happening? This spring, people across Canada will gather pledges and then Hike to raise public awareness for hospice palliative care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9455
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9455Wed, 12 Mar 2014 12:41:43 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Have you had the talk? 55% of Canadians have notAbout six in ten Canadians believe that it’s extremely important to talk to someone about their end-of-life care preferences – but a new Harris/Decima poll indicates that only 45% have done so.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9419
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9419Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:04:09 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Cancer patients benefit from early palliative careA new study suggests giving advanced cancer patients earlier access to palliative-care services improves their quality of life and their satisfaction with the care they are getting.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9411
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9411Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:21:26 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)When it comes to treatment, talking should be the first stepHealth Sciences North, with partners, organized two public forums recently on issues concerning care at the end of life. Overall, we attracted a thousand people — a lot of interest.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9381
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9381Fri, 07 Mar 2014 14:23:36 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Harper Government committed to increasing palliative care training across the countryThe Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health committed to increased palliative care training to help Canadians receive the compassionate palliative care they need.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9363
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9363Thu, 06 Mar 2014 17:28:36 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Addressing priority cancer control gaps with and for First PeoplesFirst time collaborations to improve the cancer experience for patients in rural, remote and isolated communities.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9359
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9359Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:50:51 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Disaster Response: Where Does Palliative Care Fit In?The following interviews were provided by hospice care providers and administrators in Calgary, Alberta, and speak to their experiences in the June 2013 floods that ravaged that city and the surrounding region.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9322
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9322Thu, 06 Mar 2014 14:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)CHPCA proud to announce partnership with the CASCThe Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is proud to announce a new partnership with the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC). The CASC has worked closely with the CHPCA over the years on many important initiatives in regards to spiritual care for end-of-life care. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9341
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9341Wed, 05 Mar 2014 13:56:25 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Palliative Care Gains Favor as It Lowers CostsInsurers are establishing programs that give the sickest patients the chance to receive extra care for their pain, suffering and emotional needs, in a move that turns out to cut spending substantially.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9320
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9320Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:51:24 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Midland nurse earns palliative-care designationCheryl Latondress, a registered practical nurse at Georgian Bay General Hospital, is the first RPN in Ontario to receive a designation from the de Souza Institute.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9318
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9318Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:13:39 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Palliative care: a peaceful, humane global campaign is neededIn today's Lancet, a tripartite Series revisits the oft-quoted militaristic challenge initiated by US President Richard Nixon's National Cancer Act of Dec 23, 1971. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9303
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9303Mon, 03 Mar 2014 14:54:30 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Pub night raises over $2,000 for Outcare FoundationAn offer to help raise money for a local foundation that supports palliative care agencies in Eastern Ontario, turned into a music filled evening at the Tartan Pub Saturday night, and an extra $2,000 for the Outcare Foundation.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9301
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9301Mon, 03 Mar 2014 14:07:30 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Another Trial of Outpatient Palliative Care for Patients with Advanced CancerQuality of life and patient satisfaction generally were improved with a palliative care intervention.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9284
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9284Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:03:40 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)CN Roger’s House Telethon set for ThursdayThe Ottawa Senators Foundation (@sensfoundation) announced today that the 2014 Roger's House Telethon presented by CN will air on Sportsnet East on Thursday, Feb. 27, prior to and during the Senators home game against the Detroit Red Wings. The telethon will begin at 6:30 p.m.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9261
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9261Thu, 27 Feb 2014 13:46:03 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Practice-based learning improves end of life care confidence in community nursesDistrict and community nurses who completed a practice-based educational pathway reported greater confidence in delivering palliative and end of life care to patients.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9209
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9209Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:16:25 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)News RoundupNews for the week of February 24th.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9185
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9185Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:31:26 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Alzheimer Society of Canada releases PC P.E.A.R.L.S.The following was published February 19, 2014.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9159
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9159Fri, 21 Feb 2014 14:00:44 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)ICPCN Mumbai Declaration 2014 - call for supportAll those who agree with the sentiments of the ICPCN Mumbai Declaration 2014 are asked to add their names online to a growing list of individuals and organisations who have already registered their support for this document.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9143
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9143Thu, 20 Feb 2014 18:04:11 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Online End-Of-Life Care Proves Itself: 10 Years of Canadian Virtual Hospice"Make a difference," says the sign on the door at Canadian Virtual Hospice. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9138
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9138Thu, 20 Feb 2014 14:34:45 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)CMA hitting the road to sound out Canadians on end-of-life issuesThe Canadian Medical Association (CMA) will be travelling across the country over the next three months to find out what Canadians think about end-of-life issues in a national dialogue. The first of five town hall meetings will be in St. John’s, Nfld., on Thursday.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9117
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9117Wed, 19 Feb 2014 19:23:50 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Quebec’s end-of-life decisionQuebec will make a decision today about whether or not physician-assisted suicide will legalized in the province. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9114
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9114Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:14:57 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)News RoundupNews for the week of February 17th.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9113
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9113Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:25:37 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)ICPCN Conference issues a declaration on children’s palliative careAt the conclusion of the first ICPCN conference that took place in Mumbai, India a declaration, to be known as the ICPCN Mumbai Declaration 2014, was issued and signed by delegates.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9049
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9049Fri, 14 Feb 2014 14:31:12 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Future of hospice care in the MV, looking brighterCommunity members in and around the Madawaska Valley continue to dedicate themselves to providing the best palliative and end of life care possible.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9032
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/9032Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:10:36 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)5 reasons why music makes connections in Advanced Dementia - Part 2In dementia, the neural pathways and connections become interrupted. Therefore the connection to self and others is impaired. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8991
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8991Wed, 12 Feb 2014 14:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Asked and AnsweredEvery year our Ask a Professional Team answers hundreds of questions from Canadian health care providers on a range of palliative care topics. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8897
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8897Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)We’ve got hospice palliative care volunteers, would you like one?There’s nothing more frustrating to a volunteer coordinator in a community-based program than having a pool of well-trained and motivated hospice palliative care volunteers, but no referrals.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8893
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8893Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)End-of-life planning worth talking about: ForumSister Costanza Romano isn't superstitious, but she has dealt with a good many people who are, especially when it comes to the subject of end-of-life planning.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8923
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8923Fri, 07 Feb 2014 15:05:47 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Canadians Overwhelmingly Endorse Palliative CareNew Harris/Decima survey shows near unanimous Canadian support for end-of-life care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8919
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8919Fri, 07 Feb 2014 14:17:39 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Children at the Bedside of a Dying Family Member or FriendWhen a family member or friend is dying, many parents struggle with how much of the dying process they should allow their children to witness. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8890
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8890Thu, 06 Feb 2014 14:58:54 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Exit Laughing: Kathy Kastner at TEDxYorkUIn her Tedx appearance at York University, former Entertainment Reporter Kathy Kastner describes her journey through the development of Ability4Life and Best Endings. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8846
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8846Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Specialty status granted to palliative care MDs, may aid recruitingWith demographic pressures pushing end-of-life care toward the front of medical, legal and political agendas, the physicians who provide much of that care in Canada are finally eligible for specialty status.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8843
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8843Tue, 04 Feb 2014 16:48:01 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Canadian Partnership Against Cancer marks World Cancer Day with a series of videosOn February 4th, the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer is marking World Cancer Day to raise the profile of important issues around cancer control in Canada with a series of video vignettes that “bust” cancer myths.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8842
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8842Tue, 04 Feb 2014 16:23:42 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)International Children’s Palliative Care Network ConferenceThe final programme for the ICPCN 2014 conference to take place in Mumbai, India is now available online. See the stellar line-up of speakers and presenters - if you hurry, you still have time to register and apply for a visa to attend.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8750
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8750Fri, 31 Jan 2014 13:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Most long-term care workers think relatives of dying residents ’interfere,’ survey showsRelatives of dying residents make end-of-life care worse, according to a majority of long-term care professionals.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8746
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8746Thu, 30 Jan 2014 13:43:17 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Judy MacDonald Johnston Discusses Quality of Life in Her End of Life KeynoteIn her TEDTalks presentation, Judy MacDonald Johnston discusses death and quality end-of-life care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8725
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8725Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:58:12 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Global atlas highlights unmet need for palliative careOnly 1 in 10 people who need palliative care are currently receiving it, according to the Global Atlas of Palliative Care at the End of Life, published jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance (WPCA). http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8697
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8697Tue, 28 Jan 2014 13:52:22 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Hospice Palliative Care Champion Russell Williams Given AwardThe Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC) is pleased to award their second annual Award of Excellence in Advocacy to Russell Williams, President of Canada’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D).http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8677
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8677Mon, 27 Jan 2014 14:53:43 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Toolkit aims to improve palliative care systemWorking with patients who are in their final stages of life isn’t easy.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8611
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8611Mon, 27 Jan 2014 14:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)The Global Atlas of Palliative Care at the End of Life - advice for advocatesAhead of the launch of the WHO-WPCA publication: The Global Atlas of Palliative Care at the End of Life, Sharon Baxter, chair of the Advocacy working group of the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance and Executive Director of the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, writes for ehospice about how to use this important report for palliative care advocacy.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8651
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8651Fri, 24 Jan 2014 18:58:45 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Where you live matters: Canadian views on health care qualityA letter from John G. Abbott, CEO, Health Council of Canada.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8622
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8622Fri, 24 Jan 2014 14:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)WHO’s Executive Board adopts a resolution on palliative care The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced they have resolved to adopt better palliative care initiatives around the world. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8632
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8632Thu, 23 Jan 2014 19:34:42 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Canadians want palliative and end-of-life care support – but they don’t know how or where to access it.Nearly every Canadian believes that hospice palliative and end-of-life care are critical and should be available to anyone in need, but most do not know what services are available – or how to access them. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8608
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8608Thu, 23 Jan 2014 13:48:40 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)TVN Webinar - January 23 at 12:00 ESTTVN is launching a new, collaborative Strategic Impact Grant Program.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8587
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8587Wed, 22 Jan 2014 15:55:16 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Myth: Palliative care is only for patients who are imminently dyingPeople, in general, are afraid whenever the word palliative is mentioned because in our death-­denying society, it is falsely seen as a death sentence.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8584
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8584Wed, 22 Jan 2014 14:55:22 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)A hospice for the homelessThe man who prompted nurse Caite Meagher to action was six feet tall, 89 pounds and still pacing the streets, two weeks before he died.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8410
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8410Mon, 20 Jan 2014 14:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)How a caregiver assessment can promote seniors’ mental healthMental health is often seen as the most compromised aspect of caregiving.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8467
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8467Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:02:49 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Making connections through music in advanced dementiaMusic may be that remarkable “other thing” that extends to places out of reach for other interventions in dementia care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8446
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8446Thu, 16 Jan 2014 14:43:08 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Grief and the winter bluesWhen a family grieveshttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8422
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8422Wed, 15 Jan 2014 13:57:37 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Finding flexible work difficult for cancer patients and caregiversNew data released on financial, decision-making and emotional burden of cancer.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8406
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8406Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:03:14 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)St. Joseph’s Hospice opens new residential centreThe first thing that strikes you about London’s new hospice isn't how shiny and fresh it is, though it is that too, but how home-like it seems.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8380
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8380Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:08:16 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)End-of-life forum draws crowdIt's a topic that isn't easy to broach.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8356
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8356Fri, 10 Jan 2014 13:45:58 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)In dying, loved ones can teach us how to liveThe following letter to the editor appeared in The Edmonton Journal.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8326
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8326Wed, 08 Jan 2014 14:42:32 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Empowering those with dementiaKnowing the warning signs of dementia can make the rest of your life, or the rest of a loved one’s life, much more fulfilling.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8322
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8322Wed, 08 Jan 2014 13:52:11 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Palliative care plays a vital roleThe following article appears on The Record.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8272
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8272Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:19:17 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Volunteers needed as hospice care movement growsThe following article appeared in The StarPhoenix online.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8270
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8270Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:05:28 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Grief and relief: tradition, culture and religionIn this fast-forward world, it can seem that grief should have a ‘best before’ date.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8179
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8179Fri, 20 Dec 2013 14:34:55 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Grief in Times of Celebration: The Empty SpotThe following article appears on Canadian Virtual Hospice.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8177
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8177Fri, 20 Dec 2013 14:23:15 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Dealing with Holiday GriefThe holiday season can be especially rough for those of us who’ve lost someone close recently or who lost someone close at this time of the year. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8142
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8142Fri, 20 Dec 2013 14:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Caregiving over the holidaysThe holiday season can be a wonderful time to meet with friends and family. For those caring for a friend or family member, the season may come with special challenges. In addition to the tasks of caregiving, the extra energy needed to take part in social celebrations can be taxing.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8122
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8122Wed, 18 Dec 2013 13:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Christmas in SeptemberSubmitted by Jane Twohey, Resource Development Manager, Room 217 Foundation.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8118
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8118Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:19:21 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Public invited to forum on end-of-life planningIn an effort to help individuals and families plan for the final stage of life, health-care organizations involved in end-of-life care are teaming up to present a public forum on the subject.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8102
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8102Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:22:45 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)New interactive tool for patient care at Mount Sinai Hospital MontrealMount Sinai Hospital Montreal is proud to announce the opening of its Snoezelen room, with state-of-the-art equipment for relaxation and sensory stimulation. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8084
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8084Fri, 13 Dec 2013 16:11:48 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Canada showing international leadership at G8 Dementia SummitThe Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health for Canada, took part in a G8 Dementia Summit.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8056
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8056Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:07:08 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Home First video highlights benefits of at-home careThe Health Council of Canada has just released a new video highlighting Home First.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8040
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8040Wed, 11 Dec 2013 17:47:21 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Quebec’s Self-Insurance Approach to Home Support Expands Options for SeniorsThe Canadian Home Care Association congratulations Dr. Réjean Hébert, Minister of Health and Social Services and Minister Responsible for Seniors, and the Quebec government on their actions to ensure independence for seniors.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8039
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8039Wed, 11 Dec 2013 16:25:54 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Early Bird Registration for ICPCN Conference closes on SundayA reminder to all those who are planning to attend the 1st ICPCN Conference to take place next year in Mumbai, India to register before the Early Bird Rates close on Sunday 15 December.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8034
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8034Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:31:12 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Paid family caregiving option will offer choices to home support clientsThe Honourable Susan Sullivan, Minister of Health and Community Services gave a statement on December 9 regarding paid family caregiving.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8018
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/8018Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:02:13 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Primary Care Toolkit – Ontario Specific This Toolkit is intended primarily for physicians, nurses, other healthcare professionals and patients and families in the primary care setting. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6966
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6966Mon, 09 Dec 2013 14:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Ensuring safe, high quality care: Managing evolving scopes of practice of all health professionalsThe roles, activities and services of health professionals, also known as scope of practice, are continually changing.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6983
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6983Fri, 06 Dec 2013 14:00:00 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)You die the life you live – notions from a Death CafeTalk about your death is one of the most intimate conversations you could have.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7947
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7947Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:44:37 GMTebalsom@bruyere.org (Elizabeth Balsom)Government of Canada launches the new caregivers portal on seniors.gc.caThe Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), announced today the launch of the new caregivers portal on seniors.gc.ca, a central source of information for seniors, their families and caregivers.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7926
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7926Wed, 04 Dec 2013 14:01:06 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)A qualitative study examining the sustainability of shared care in the delivery of palliative care services in the communityThis paper focuses on the sustainability of existing palliative care teams that provide home-based care in a shared care model. For the purposes of this study, following Evashwick and Ory (2003), sustainability is understood and approached as the ability to continue the program over time. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6986
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6986Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Which Way from Here? Navigation competencies for the care of older rural adults at the end of lifeThis discussion paper, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Planning Grant, seeks to develop health care provider navigation competencies to better support older Canadians living in rural communities.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6987
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6987Mon, 02 Dec 2013 15:33:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)World AIDS Day 2013 - the need for palliative care is as great as everProf Richard Harding writes for ehospice about the continued relevance and critical importance of palliative care in the response to HIV/AIDS.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7882
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7882Mon, 02 Dec 2013 13:56:01 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)What do Canadians think of advanced care planning? Findings from an online opinion pollBackground Advance care planning (ACP) has the potential to increase patient-centred care, reduce caregiver burden, and reduce healthcare costs at the end of life. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6984
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6984Fri, 29 Nov 2013 14:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Improving health services for Aboriginal seniorsA new report by the Health Council of Canada says that governments must make a greater effort to collaborate to improve health care for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis seniors.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7838
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7838Thu, 28 Nov 2013 15:03:29 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Take a Tour of Red Deer Hospice via Google Photos!We are thrilled to announce that you can see our Hospice Home Makeover via Google Earth! http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7021
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7021Thu, 28 Nov 2013 13:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Palliative care is... Having the conversationWe sat down with Rose DeAngelis, Nursing Director and Assistant Executive Director at West Island Palliative Care Residence. We asked what palliative care means to her and her patients at the residence.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7771
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7771Wed, 27 Nov 2013 14:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)What Palliative Care Means as a CaregiverI fell into the role of caregiver by virtue of being the oldest daughter of a landed immigrant. Over the years my mother had often relied on me to assist her with her affairs. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7767
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7767Wed, 27 Nov 2013 13:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Five Steps to the Perfect GiftIt’s the holiday season and your family is gathered together to celebrate and catch up.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7801
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7801Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:51:11 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)An emotional roller-coaster ride called CancerYou are sitting in your doctor’s office and you get the news: You have cancer. From that moment on and right up until you are declared cancer-free, if you make it to that point, can be an emotional roller-coaster ride.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7032
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7032Tue, 26 Nov 2013 14:19:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Advance Care Planning: Personal StoriesWhen my husband’s step mother was diagnosed with Primary CNS Lymphoma (brain cancer) in February 2012 we were all in crisis mode.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7054
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7054Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:46:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Charlie Angus Speaks on National Palliative Care StrategyCharlie Angus is urging all parliamentarians to work together to establish a national palliative care strategy. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7747
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7747Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:46:50 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Living Longer, Living Better: Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Aging Strategic PlanThis 2013-18 strategic plan marks a new phase, in which the Institute of Aging will place the emphasis squarely on the health and wellness as well as the challenges of older Canadians. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6988
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6988Thu, 21 Nov 2013 10:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Dying at home: a return to the way it was.There’s an explosion of home care needs coming.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7040
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7040Wed, 20 Nov 2013 10:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Bayshore HealthCare Launches Partnership with Pallium Canada for Hospice Palliative Care EducationAgreement will raise sector's capacity with 20 Bayshore clinicians set to become master facilitatorshttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7672
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7672Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:46:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Doctor learns from his mother: the patientHealth care professionals see healthcare differently when it gets personalhttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7042
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7042Mon, 18 Nov 2013 14:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Personal Support Worker (PSW): caring at life’s endDealing with grief and End of Life as a Personal Support Workerhttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7043
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7043Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Byelection candidates must not forget about health, aging issuesThe Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is calling on voters in the four federal ridings being contested in the Nov. 25 byelections to ask the candidates some pointed questions about health care, particularly the lack of a national seniors care strategy.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7591
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7591Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:35:41 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)First memorial service at the LighthouseOn September 21st took place the first commemorative ceremony honoring the lives of the 96 children of The Lighthouse Children and Familles that have departed at La Maison André-Gratton, at home or in hospital.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7551
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7551Wed, 13 Nov 2013 13:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)The Power of Songwriting with Cancer Patients in Palliative Care In my practice as a music therapist in cancer care, I write a lot of songs with patients and their loved ones. Songwriting has always been one of the most powerful forms of expression for me, weaving together words, sound, and soul to tell a story of the heart. Engaging in that same creative process with patients can be profound.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7554
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7554Wed, 13 Nov 2013 13:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)New Research Funding Opportunities through TVNTechnology Evaluation in the Elderly Network (TVN) is pleased to announce a call for applicants for its Spring 2014 Interdisciplinary Fellowship Program cohort.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7555
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7555Tue, 12 Nov 2013 20:27:07 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Significant numbers of sick children suffer and die without access to palliative careLast week a report on the assessment of the need for children's palliative care for children in three sub Saharan countries was launched in London.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7542
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7542Tue, 12 Nov 2013 14:05:53 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)The way forward in OntarioOntario is on the cusp of a revolution in the way the province offers palliative care, but the plan hinges on government supporthttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7468
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7468Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Preparing for aging society now a race against the clock, CMA saysCanada isn't up to caring for an aging population and won't be until governments co-operate on a national seniors health care strategy, the president of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) said today. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7476
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7476Thu, 07 Nov 2013 14:31:11 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Red Deer man fundraises for hospice laptopsOne Red Deer man is working to ensure all patients at the Red Deer Hospice can have those crucial, endearing last conversations with loved ones separated by distance.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7458
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7458Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)How to prepare for end-of-life careThe question: I have been following the news about the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling involving Hassan Rasouli, the patient who has been on life support for three years. The case has made me think that I should create some instructions about my medical treatment if I am ever in a situation in which I am unconscious. I’ve heard of living wills. Is this my best option?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7467
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7467Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Riveting Presentations at CHPCA Pediatric Palliative Care SymposiumWednesday October 30th saw the opening of the very first Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association’s (CHPCA) Pediatric Symposium at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7457
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7457Wed, 06 Nov 2013 14:10:18 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)When treatment fails: Teens and end-of-life careThrough four phases of research on the psychosocial impact of cancer in adolescents and young adults, I have looked at the effect on the family, the experience of treatment and the care setting, survivorship and finally palliative and end of life care. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7055
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7055Tue, 05 Nov 2013 13:53:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Candlelight and Culture at the CHPCA ConferenceDelegates from across Canada and internationally gathered in Ottawa, Ontario for the biennial conference of the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA).http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7432
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7432Mon, 04 Nov 2013 16:35:17 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)African palliative care delegates speak at CHPCA’s ConferenceDelegates from across Africa attended the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association 2013 Conference to raise global awareness of the palliative care challenges and successes from across Africa. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7409
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7409Sun, 03 Nov 2013 17:17:17 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)MPs Libby Davies and Charlie Angus introduce bill to improve end-of-life careThe NDP Thursday called for a national framework to improve the quality of end-of-life care in Canada.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7397
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7397Fri, 01 Nov 2013 14:56:09 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Large Majority of Canadians Open to Discussing End-of-Life Care More than 80 per cent of Canadians say they’re comfortable talking about end-of-life care issues, according to an Environics Research survey commissioned by Saint Elizabeth, a national non-profit charitable health care provider.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7366
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7366Thu, 31 Oct 2013 15:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Conference Kicks off Today!From October 31st to November 2nd the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association will bring together over 600 hospice palliative care clinicians, researchers, educators and volunteers from across Canada and around the world to share their knowledge, ideas and experiences in hospice palliative care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7364
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7364Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Special Lecture in OttawaFor the second year in a row, the National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly’s (NICE) End-of-Life Issues Theme Team, in collaboration with the Bruyère Research Institute’s Palliative Care Education and Research Program (BRI), the Champlain Hospice Palliative Care Program (CHPCP) and Pallium Canada, hosted the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Special Lecture at the Auditorium of the Élisabeth Bruyère Hospital in Ottawa.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7367
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7367Thu, 31 Oct 2013 00:55:07 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Palliative care is everyone’s business Death, dying and loss is everyone’s business, a leading expert in palliative care sayshttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7355
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7355Tue, 29 Oct 2013 17:48:58 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Will Dr. Low’s legacy be lost in our culture of fear?Dr. Donald Low has directly impacted the lives of Canadians, first as a respected microbiologist who eased our concerns during the SARS crisis of 2003.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7012
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7012Sun, 27 Oct 2013 14:19:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Post-traumatic stress and growth: Unexpected late side effects of cancerOne of the more seldom seen but important late side effects of cancer and its treatments is the development of severe distress. This is very similar to post-traumatic stress disorder and is called past-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSS).http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7058
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7058Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:22:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Five fantastic reasons to make a plan TODAY!You’re exercising, eating right and taking care of yourself – so why the rush to make an Advance Care Plan? http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6965
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6965Fri, 25 Oct 2013 12:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Dr. Scott Wooder chats about end-of-lifeYesterday, Dr. Scott Wooder, President of the Ontario Medical Association, chatted with Ontarians on end-of-life care and advance care planning.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7289
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7289Thu, 24 Oct 2013 13:31:52 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Canadians: Are we a death denying society?Stephen Jenkinson, end-of-life counsellor, discusses death and dying, our fears, and the beauty of palliative care in a curative society. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7266
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7266Wed, 23 Oct 2013 13:31:04 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Part One – Caregivers’ Choice: Take it on the Chin, or Chin Up [1]?This is the first of a 2 part series….http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7056
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7056Wed, 23 Oct 2013 13:01:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Palliative Network aims to improve care of dyingThe McLeod River Primary Care Network (MRPCN) wants to improve the quality of life for people who have been diagnosed with cancer or another terminal illness.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7249
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7249Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:28:30 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)CMA: A lesson on need for advance directivesOne of the main lessons Canadians should learn from an Oct. 18 ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada is the need to spell out the medical treatment they desire in the event they become incapable of making such decisions, the CMA says.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7247
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7247Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:14:59 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Supreme Court rules consent required before ending careThe Toronto doctor's appeal to remove life support was dismissed today by the Supreme Court of Canada, believing that removing life support is a medical treatment and therefore requires consent under Ontario law. The physicians who filed the case may appeal this decision to the Consent and Capacity Board of Ontario.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7218
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7218Fri, 18 Oct 2013 15:21:10 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)17 Tips for Cancer CaregiversI liken caregiving to climbing a mountain without a map, on a foggy day, wearing flip-flops, shorts and a t-shirt.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7057
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7057Thu, 17 Oct 2013 13:13:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Olds and District Hospice Society continuing to spread messageThe Olds and District Hospice Society raised $46,200 in 2013 through various fundraising events and donations, members of the society heard on Oct. 9 at the group’s annual general meeting.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7185
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7185Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:33:32 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Dr. Larry Librach Shares his Thoughts about Life and Death on W5Over the weekend, an interview with Dr. Librach aired on CTV's W5.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7154
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7154Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:45:44 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Ontario Improving Access to Home and Community Care in the Kingston AreaSeniors and residents in the Kingston and southeastern Ontario region are receiving better access to home care and community supports to help them live independently and at home longer.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7153
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7153Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:33:26 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Urgent action needed to improve access to hospice and palliative care: It is time to start dispelling the mythsAlthough we have made some progress, there are still millions of people around the world who do not have proper access to hospice and palliative care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7017
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7017Sat, 12 Oct 2013 17:25:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Opinion: Palliative-care providers oppose Bill 52, Quebec should listenIf we were to build a bridge and 90 per cent of the engineers felt the design was dangerous, there would be a public outcry. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7094
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7094Fri, 11 Oct 2013 15:25:25 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Canuck Place Gift of Time Gala: Family StoryOn Saturday October 19, 2013, Canuck Place Children’s Hospice will welcome guests to the Westin Bayshore Hotel for their 9th annual Gift of Time Gala, where over 600 partners, supporters and friends of the Hospice will come together for an evening to honour the courage found at Canuck Place.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7087
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7087Fri, 11 Oct 2013 12:30:44 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)AHS works with HQCA on home care reviewAlberta Health Services welcomes the Health Quality Council of Alberta’s review of home care, requested by Health Minister Fred Horne.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7085
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7085Fri, 11 Oct 2013 12:15:59 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Home care a top priority for CanadiansCanadians see home and community care as an essential part of the health care system. In a 2012 survey, Canadians rated home care second only to doctors and nurses as a priority for public funding and investment.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7053
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7053Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:28:33 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)CIHI report confirms what RNAO already knows: Ontario needs more RNs to meet patient demandA portrait of the country's nursing landscape shows Ontario continues to lag behind other provinces when it comes to the number of RNs available to care for patients.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7029
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7029Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:32:05 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Do You Have your Voices for Hospices Evening Planned?October 12th is only a few days away, so it's time to decide where and how many local venues you want to visit in order to take part in World hospice and palliative care day!http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7020
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7020Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:25:31 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Homes for the Holidays tour launched!The eleventh annual Homes for the Holidays, in support of Hospice Care Ottawa, was officially launched on October 7. The big “reveal” identified the six beautiful Ottawa homes to be decorated for the ticketed tour November 15, 16 and 17. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7014
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7014Tue, 08 Oct 2013 15:21:43 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)People with dementia need better pain managementAny notion that people with dementia feel less pain should be dismissed. Chronic pain is at least as prevalent among people with dementia (up to half) as it is among other elderly people.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7011
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7011Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:04:34 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Taking Care of Caregivers: More After-Hours Support for Dementia Caregivers“Caring for someone with dementia is a 24-hour a day job” say the Alzheimer Society of Ontario and the Ontario Dementia Networkhttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7006
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/7006Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:09:08 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Ontario Providing More Support for FamiliesLast week, the Employment Standards Amendment Act (Leaves to Help Families) 2013, passed second reading after debate in the Ontario legislature.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6981
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6981Mon, 07 Oct 2013 13:32:01 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Provincial/territorial ministers’ call for better seniors care welcome news, says Canadian Medical Association presidentThe Canadian Medical Association salutes the direction taken by provincial- territorial health ministers on the importance of seniors care, CMA President Dr. Louis Hugo Francescutti said.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6979
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6979Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:51:22 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)World Day Mythbusting: AccessAs 2013 World Hospice and Palliative Care day approaches, our partners from around the world are “dispelling the myths” around hospice palliative care. In Canada, there are still some myths that need busting: http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6959
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6959Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:08:54 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Ruddy-Shenkman Hospice in OttawaThe name of a new 10-bed hospice in Ottawa was unveiled yesterday. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6946
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6946Thu, 03 Oct 2013 14:47:03 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)World Day: Dispelling Myths about Pediatric CareAs 2013 World Hospice and Palliative Care day approaches, our partners from around the world are “dispelling the myths” around hospice palliative care. In Canada, there are still some myths that need busting: http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6943
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6943Thu, 03 Oct 2013 13:05:24 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Bill 52 on end-of-life careA bill that will cause confusion and sufferinghttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6932
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6932Wed, 02 Oct 2013 16:55:31 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)What Matters MostThe musings of a hospice chaplainhttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6917
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6917Wed, 02 Oct 2013 12:17:32 GMTd.ward@ehospice.com (Daniel Ward)ehospice celebrates a year of publishingehospice today (2 October) celebrates its first birthday and so we take a moment to reflect on the successes of the last year.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6904
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6904Wed, 02 Oct 2013 04:01:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Canadian Cancer Society Quebec to appear during consultations on Bill 52 todayThe Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) - Quebec Division will on Tuesday, October 1, present its report on Bill 52 regarding end-of-life care before the Health and Social Services Committee.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6895
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6895Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:21:16 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Advance care plans and living wills: what’s the difference People sometimes use the terms “advance care plan” and “living will” interchangeably. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6891
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6891Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:28:50 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Mythbusting: World Day 2013As 2013 World Hospice and Palliative Care day approaches, our partners from around the world are “dispelling the myths” around hospice palliative care. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6866
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6866Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:31:04 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Bride & Groom Say "I DO" at Princess MargaretIt took 25 years to pop the question, but only one week to plan a very special wedding held Sept.12 on the rooftop garden at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6865
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6865Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:14:28 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)In the Media September 24 to 27There has been much public discussion about Bill 52 and physician assisted suicide and euthanasia in the past week. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6854
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6854Fri, 27 Sep 2013 18:02:12 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Opinion: More and better palliative care is needed An emotional video made public this week in which dying Toronto physician Donald Low expressed his support for medical aid to end the lives of dying patients, and the opening this month of public hearings by the Quebec government on Bill 52, its so-called dying-with-dignity legislation, have dramatically thrust the vital issue of how we care for the terminally ill back into the public glare.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6845
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6845Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:21:13 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Canuck Place Celebrates Back to School with First Eever Langara College PartnershipCanuck Place Children’s Hospice is proud to announce an inaugural partnership with Langara College’s Continuing Studies this fall.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6827
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6827Thu, 26 Sep 2013 15:13:54 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)St. Michael’s helping to make Peel Region a safer and healthier communityDr. Aisha Lofters published research in 2011 that found immigrant women in Ontario are not screened for cervical cancer as often as native-born Canadians, with the lowest rates being among older, poorer South Asians.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6824
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6824Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:06:52 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Ombudsperson addresses parliamentary committee examining Bill 52 During this morning’s special consultations on the bill respecting end-of-life care, the Ombudsperson, Raymonde Saint-Germain, expressed her agreement with its principles and provisions, subject to certain recommendations.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6799
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6799Tue, 24 Sep 2013 14:49:48 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Decision-making for the End of LifeThe College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario's Decision-making for the End of Life policy is currently being reviewed.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6781
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6781Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:42:15 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)The Patients Medical HomeThe Patients Medical Home (PMH) is a vision presented by the CFPC for the future of family practice in Canada.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6776
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6776Mon, 23 Sep 2013 16:36:54 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Statistics Canada Reports Identify Eight Million Family Caregivers in CanadaThe Canadian Caregiver Coalition (CCC) recognizes the valuable contribution made by the Statistics Canada release of two key family caregiver studies. Using the data collected in the 2012 General Social Survey, the 'Portraits of Caregivers' and 'Family Caregiving: What are the Consequences?' provide an essential source of information on family caregivers across Canada.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6757
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6757Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:19:52 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Health Council of Canada report on decade of health reform finds governments’ status quo approach is failing Canadians Today, the Health Council of Canada releases, Better health, better care, better value for all, showing that a decade of health care reform in Canada has produced disappointing results for taxpayers and patients alike.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6744
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6744Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:59:21 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Many patients receiving end-of-life treatments they don’t want or needImagine, one day, without any warning, you find yourself in a hospital in a life-threatening situation, unable to communicate. Who would speak for you and make health-care decisions on your behalf?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6741
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6741Thu, 19 Sep 2013 15:24:10 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Best Endings: Talking about dying part 5Part five in the five part series, Talking about dying.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6739
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6739Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:33:14 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)When treatment fails: the challenge of supporting adolescents and young adults diagnosed with terminal cancerThrough four phases of research on the psychosocial impact of cancer in adolescents and young adults, I have looked at the effect on the family, the experience of treatment and the care setting, survivorship and finally palliative and end of life care. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6738
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6738Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:21:59 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)From Burnaby to Halifax, Canadians share stories about health IT’s impactImagineNation Impact Challenge illustrates how digital health advances are benefitting Canadianshttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6716
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6716Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:38:49 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Caring for Everybody - A Celebration of Health Research Partnerships between Canada’s Academic Healthcare Organizations and Health CharitiesCaring for Everybody – A Celebration of Health Research Partnerships between Canada’s Academic Healthcare Organizations and Health Charities.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6707
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6707Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:35:57 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Best Endings: Talking about dying Part 4Part four in the five part series by Kathy Kastner from Best Endings.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6706
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6706Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:23:30 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Best Ending: Talking about Dying Part 3Part three in the five part series by Kathy Kastner from Best Endings.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6690
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6690Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:00:21 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Life Insurance News and Information for ConsumersDesjardins launches first-ever life policy including monthly benefit for home and long-term carehttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6689
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6689Tue, 17 Sep 2013 13:44:50 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Study: Caregivers in Canada, 2012In 2012, about 8.1 million individuals, or 28% of Canadians aged 15 years and older, provided care to a family member or friend with a long-term health condition, disability or aging needs.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6670
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6670Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:58:07 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Aging in OttawaLocal aging and caregiving expert, Bonnie Schroeder shares her passion for making a difference for seniors and their caregivers in Ottawa. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6666
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6666Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:37:16 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Why is the Aging Population a "Problem"?Whether in health care, public spending, or any arena of life, solutions sometimes come when we re-imagine a problem.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6663
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6663Mon, 16 Sep 2013 13:48:18 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Best Endings: Talking about dying part 2Part two in the five part series by Kathy Kastner from Best Endings.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6651
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6651Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:34:39 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Questions to ask your physicianAsk questions. Get involved.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6649
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6649Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:20:37 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Hospice Toronto: Looking To The Future of careA Message from the Executive Directorhttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6623
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6623Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:10:23 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Have investments in interprofessional education led to changes in practice?As part of the 2003 Health Accord, the Federal Government made major investments in interprofessional education.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6622
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6622Thu, 12 Sep 2013 14:43:30 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Best Endings: Talking about dying part 1Impromptu End of Life conversation captured on videohttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6620
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6620Thu, 12 Sep 2013 13:51:43 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Dr James Downar: death is as precious as lifeHe seems far too young to be dedicated to minimizing suffering at life's end, but that is, indeed, Dr Downar's mission. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6609
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6609Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:08:23 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Jeanne Jabanoski: Adagio For A LifeWhat is a life?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6602
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6602Wed, 11 Sep 2013 14:16:46 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)More Controversy About CPR: Is There a “Duty” to Try and Save Every Life?On March 4, 2013, an article written by the Associated Press described the death from an apparent cardiac arrest of Lorraine Bayless, an 87 year old resident of Glenwood Gardens, a California independent living home in Bakersfield California — From the original report it appears that a nurse on-site refused to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation despite what appeared from the 911 recordings, desperate pleas from the emergency dispatcher.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6599
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6599Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:39:45 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)New hospice opening at UBC VancouverSt. John Hospice, a new comprehensive palliative care facility in Vancouver providing 14 bedrooms for individuals in need of end-of-life care, officially opened today.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6558
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6558Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:39:46 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)My Last GiftHe has reached the point where he can no longer move. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6537
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6537Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:06:02 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Talking to Children about Terminal IllnessIn an article written for the Daily Mail, in England, Alex Ward told the story of the parents of a 12-year-old boy, Adam, who’d been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6536
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6536Fri, 06 Sep 2013 13:59:27 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Caring for Canada’s seniors will take our entire health care workforceMuch of the focus on the health care needs of Canada’s aging population surrounds the shortage of physicians with expertise in care of older adults. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6535
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6535Fri, 06 Sep 2013 13:23:07 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Session offers hope for grieving childrenAirdrie & District Hospice Society (ADHS) is putting on a free education session on the impact of death on a child.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6519
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6519Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:13:31 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Nominate your caregiverHas a caregiver helped you live at home independently?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6518
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6518Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:02:10 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Simple Moments with Grandkids Play Vital Role in Enhancing Grandparents’ LivesIn recognition of National Grandparents Day on September 8th, Bayshore HealthCare is celebrating the vital role grandchildren play in enhancing their grandparents' lives. Turns out it is the little things that make the biggest difference.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6517
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6517Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:54:10 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Achieving Universal Coverage of palliative care: Dispelling the mythsThe theme for World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2013 is: ‘Achieving universal coverage of palliative care: Dispelling the myths’.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6472
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6472Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:43:53 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Watch Dr. Larry Librach discuss his personal experiences with life-threatening illnessOur friend and colleague Dr. Larry Librach, who passed away earlier this month, took the time in May to record the following video interview, in which he discusses his own personal experiences with pancreatic cancer and end-of-life care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6415
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6415Fri, 30 Aug 2013 13:32:25 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)When Grief Comes to School: Tips for ParentsThe words “back to school” often bring up a range of emotions for children. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6399
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6399Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:41:10 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)AHS program offers palliative care volunteer training Central Alberta residents interested in making a difference for patients and their families are encouraged to consider a volunteer training opportunity in palliative care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6396
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6396Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:31:33 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Launch of the new International Children’s Palliative Care Network (ICPCN) websiteThis new website (www.icpcn.org) has been designed to improve navigation and user experience and to reflect the latest developments in digital media and design. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6386
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6386Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:45:19 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Canadian Study on Extremely Premature ChildrenA recent Canadian study suggests that extremely premature children (between 22 and 25 weeks) are more likely to develop significant neurodevelopmental impairments. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6385
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6385Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:33:52 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Calling all Nurses! The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Nurses Group (CHPC NG) membership is comprised of Canadian nurses who are interested in hospice palliative care nursing and who work in diverse settings and roles across the country. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6340
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6340Mon, 26 Aug 2013 14:35:55 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)On August 24th, at more than 300 dinners in 12 countries, people will gather with friends and family to have dinner and discuss the one thing many of us avoid talking about: our deaths.This Saturday, Lets Have Dinner and Talk About Death (LHD) goes live, allowing individuals around the world to organize and host small dinner parties to discuss this important and often avoided topic. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6339
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6339Mon, 26 Aug 2013 14:27:23 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)OutCare Foundation Announces Telemedicine Initiative for Palliative Care in Champlain Region The OutCare Foundation is pleased to announce that telemedicine is now being used for palliative care throughout the Champlain region. Thanks to the success of its recent Telelink fundraising campaign, more patients with a terminal illness can access the care they need.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6318
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6318Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:43:31 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Canadian Medical Association Moves Forward on End-of-Life CareThe Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) and its over 3,000 professional members support the multiple resolutions passed at the Canadian Medical Association’s (CMA) Annual General Council around end-of-life care and Advance Care Planning and look forward to their renewed commitment to advancing hospice palliative care in Canada.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6317
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6317Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:32:48 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)New stand-alone palliative care centre to improve care for patientsProgress is underway for the construction of a new stand-alone palliative care centre that will provide greater comfort to seriously ill Islanders and their families, says Health and Wellness Minister Doug Currie.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6294
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6294Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:20:13 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Record Me Now: Leave a legacy for your children and familyRecord Me Now is a free web-based application that allows people approaching end-of-life to create an audio-video legacy.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6276
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6276Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:55:14 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)End-of-life issues discussed by CMAA strategic session at General Council on end-of-life care in Canada elicited a number of thoughtful comments from delegates, highlighting the spectrum of issues involved and their complexity. The session was intended to provide the CMA Board of Directors with information and a sense of the viewpoints of delegates and it delivered that and more.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6260
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6260Tue, 20 Aug 2013 19:40:07 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Doctors, patients urged to discuss advance-care plansWhen Dr. Christopher (Chip) Doig’s mother-in-law was hospitalized recently with a life-threatening condition, he experienced first-hand the stress many patients and family members undergo with medical professionals who are reluctant to initiate conversations about advance care directives.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6246
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6246Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:43:28 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)The Truth of It Video Series: Palliative Care and the Caregiver ExperienceDeveloped as a collaboration between the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer and the Health Design Lab, part of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, The Truth of It features interviews with Canadians diagnosed with cancer who were asked to share their story so others could learn from their experience.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6237
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6237Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:45:26 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Canada needs seniors’ health care strategy: CMA report cardCanada’s doctors called for a national strategy to provide long-term health care for seniors, as they kicked off their 146th annual general meeting in Calgary, Alberta with a focus on end-of-life and palliative assistance.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6225
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6225Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:02:01 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Dr. Larry Librach Passes AwayIt is with great sadness that we must announce that Dr. Larry Librach passed away peacefully earlier this morning following a brief illness.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6205
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6205Thu, 15 Aug 2013 20:17:23 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Ontario College Graduate Certificate in Gerontology Now Accepting ApplicationsWe are still accepting applications for the Ontario College Graduate Certificate in Gerontology for fall 2013! http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6204
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6204Thu, 15 Aug 2013 19:43:10 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Deaf Palliative Care Series Part 5: After DeathPart 5 in the series on Deaf Palliative Care: After Deathhttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6203
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6203Thu, 15 Aug 2013 17:55:27 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Deaf Palliative Care Series Part 4: As you get close to dyingPart 4 in the series about palliative care for the deaf community.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6173
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6173Wed, 14 Aug 2013 13:51:11 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Parenting your ParentsOur newest book in the Parenting Your Parents series is just making its appearance. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6172
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6172Wed, 14 Aug 2013 13:22:46 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Deaf palliative Care Series Part 3: Palliative CarePart three in the series about deaf palliative care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6160
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6160Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:36:36 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Introducing Campbell House HopsiceSoon Collingwood will be home to a new six-bed residential hospice, providing more people in the region with access to quality end-of-life services. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6159
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6159Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:25:19 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)National Seniors Council to examine social isolation of seniorsThe Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), today announced the National Seniors Council’s new priority for 2013-2014 is to assess how social isolation affects seniors and explore ways to prevent and reduce the social isolation of seniors in Canada.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6145
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6145Mon, 12 Aug 2013 18:36:49 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Deaf Palliative Care Series: Part 2Part two in the series, Treatment of the Illnesshttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6138
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6138Mon, 12 Aug 2013 13:14:52 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Deaf Palliative Care Series Part 1: Getting the DiagnosisThe first in a five part series about palliative care in the deaf community.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6118
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6118Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:45:23 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Who will care for Canada’s seniorsOur health care system faces a disturbing paradox. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6117
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6117Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:23:07 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Deaf Palliative Care IntroductionAn introduction to palliative care in the deaf community.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6098
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6098Thu, 08 Aug 2013 14:35:57 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Elder Care Programs in OntarioAre you interested in elder care education?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6097
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6097Thu, 08 Aug 2013 13:35:35 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Residential Hospice Opens in South SimcoeWhile Matthews House Hospice offers day programs to support individuals in South Simcoe with bereavement and end of life experiences, until now, there was no local residential hospice for community members to live out their final days with palliative care from volunteers, nurses and physicians. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6085
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/6085Wed, 07 Aug 2013 15:57:39 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)McMaster’s Division of Palliative CareMcMaster University’s Division of Palliative Care provides undergraduate and post-graduate education opportunities for medical students. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5994
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5994Fri, 02 Aug 2013 14:33:57 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)One question may help provide dignity at the end of life: studyIn the last weeks and days of a patient's life, palliative care teams manage pain and other physical symptoms with the best medicine available.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5981
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5981Thu, 01 Aug 2013 13:53:54 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)B.C’s End-of-Life Care Action PlanThe Ministry of Health’s Provincial End-of-Life Care Action Plan for British Columbia seeks to identify initiatives to provide the province with more efficient and sustainable health care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5968
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5968Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:26:44 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Discrepancies in Conceptualizations of “Closure”The 2013 Summer edition of the Journal of Palliative Care has published a study titled “Physicians’ Conceptualization of ‘Closure’ as a Benefit of Physican-Parent Follow-up Meetings after a Child’s Death in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.” http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5965
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5965Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:14:06 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Fundraising at Carpenter HospiceCarpenter Hospice in Burlington, Ontario has 30 resident care employees such as Registered Nurses, Registered Practical Nurses and Personal Support Workers.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5945
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5945Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:57:23 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Cheque for $93,325.37 donated to the palliative care unit at Grey Nuns Hospital In Edmonton, the Clitar Heroes Foundation, with help from Caritas Foundation, has raised money to improve the palliative care unit at Grey Nuns Hospital in honour of Krista Simms, who died of cervical cancer in 2010. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5944
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5944Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:29:07 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Canada’s nurses are saving a seat for the federal governmentAs the premiers wrap up their summer Council of the Federation meeting in Niagara, the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) are reminding the federal government that they still have an important role to play in uniting Canada’s health-care system across the regions to ultimately improve the health of Canadians. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5931
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5931Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:53:09 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Thunder Bay doctor awarded the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology 2013 Lifetime Achievement AwardAfter working with cancer patients and their families for twenty-five years, Dr. Scott Sellick has been recognized as a leader in Canada’s psychosocial community with a thoughtful and compassionate nature and a long list of credentials and titles.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5930
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5930Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:18:53 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Cycle of Life Tour 2012In the summer of 2012, Sean Jacklin set off from Victoria on his bike, determined to trek 7,000 kms to raise money for Victoria Hospice.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5894
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5894Thu, 25 Jul 2013 18:26:38 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Hospitals begin to recognize social media’s potential to improve patient experience“In Canada in health care we’re at a point where most hospitals accept the role of social media for branding and communication, but only the lead adopters are using it for patient engagement and for clinical use.” – Ann Fuller, public relations director, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5892
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5892Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:40:05 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Saint Elizabeth - Ask an ExpertDo you have questions about caregiving or home care in Canada?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5891
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5891Thu, 25 Jul 2013 15:56:57 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry) Lack of Training for Canadian Doctors Handling Patients’ Desire to DieAs Dr. Larry Librach shares, doctors and nurses are often asked by dying patients for assistance in ending their lives. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5871
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5871Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:09:18 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Palliative Care: A lifeline to Quality of LifePalliative care improves quality of life for adults, children and families facing serious illness like cancer by focusing on relief from pain, stress and other symptoms. It is appropriate at any age and any stage and can be provided alongside curative treatment. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5831
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5831Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:56:52 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Physicians, families need to start conversationEarlier this week an end-of-life conversation guide for physicians was released in the Canadian Medical Association Journal by McMaster University on behalf of the Canadian Researchers at the End of Life Care Network.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5830
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5830Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:46:19 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Peel Region Needs More Palliative Care ResourcesHospice palliative care is important - communities help individuals at the end of their lives (and their families) with support. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5811
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5811Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:14:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Patient safety study demonstrates need for standardized home careackie Hickey recently posted on her blog, Caring@Home, about an important new study from the Canadian Patient Safety Institute entitled “Safety at Home: Pan-Canadian Home Care.” The study emphasizes that home care is “an integral component of the ongoing restructuring of healthcare in Canada,” and it raises awareness of a wide range of issues related to patient safety in the home.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5808
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5808Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:04:15 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Need for Palliative Care Performance Indicators in Ontario Hospitals Andrea Weiss and James Downar, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, have completed a study that evaluated the proportion of Ontario hospitals that are using palliative and end-of-life care performance indicators on their balanced score cards. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5807
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5807Fri, 19 Jul 2013 13:48:10 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)‘Mom of the Year’ candidate cares for son with life-limiting illness In 2010, five months after Krystal Shipley’s son, Ayzac, was suddenly rushed to ICU and placed on life support, he was diagnosed with a mitochondrial disease that prevents the body from producing energy to sustain life.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5787
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5787Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:17:55 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Pallium Canada: Interview with Kathryn DownerIn the final article in our series: Education in palliative care, ehospice spoke to Kathryn Downer, CEO of Pallium Canada.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5770
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5770Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:41:57 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Palliative Alliance ProjectA five year project with the Quality Palliative Care in Long Term Care Alliance has worked with long-term care homes in the Halton Region, Allendale in Milton and Creek Way Village in Burlington, to enhance the delivery of palliative care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5768
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5768Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:18:05 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)10 New Hospice Beds Coming to Leamington Erie St. Clair LHIN Invests in Local Hospice ServicesThe Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (ESC LHIN) is pleased to announce an investment into a new Leamington hospice.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5737
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5737Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:47:23 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)The Effectiveness of Palliative Care Expert-Consult Teams: A pooled analysisDelivering integrated palliative care in the community is an important health system priority in Ontario and Canada.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5736
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5736Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:30:59 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)McMaster University - A new conversation guide to help physicians talk to their patients about end-of-life care and dyingHow does a doctor tackle the delicate issue of end-of-life care planning with a patient?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5734
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5734Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:08:01 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Helping Seniors Stay in Their Homes As the widespread desire amongst the country’s aging population is to remain at home, the challenge of finding ways to fulfill these demands is rapidly coming to the forefront.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5717
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5717Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:37:04 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Kelowna’s Need for a Respite/Hospice House for ChildrenEight years ago, the Wish Come True Society began striving for the creation of a Respite/Hospice House for Children in Kelowna, B.C. Currently, terminally ill children and their families are required to travel to Canuck Place in Vancouver to receive care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5716
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5716Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:28:41 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Contingency Plans for Caregivers While Susan Steels, clinical leader at the Central Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), acknowledges that the day to day stress of caregiving prevents many from planning far in advance, she says it is important for caregivers of dying loved ones to plan ahead for “what ifs.” http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5683
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5683Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:59:22 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Overall Benefits of Pharmaceuticals Outweigh CostsAnalysis shows Ontario gets twice as much back in benefits as it spends for commonly prescribed pharmaceutical treatments http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5682
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5682Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:47:28 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)WHO publishes a Model List of Essential Medicines for Palliative CareThe International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) comments on the new editions of the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Adults and for Children.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5681
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5681Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:22:10 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)A Guide to Programs and Services for Seniors in OntarioThe Ontario Seniors Secretariat released a new edition of the Guide to Programs and Services for Seniors in Ontario on June 3, 2013. The guide helps seniors find what they need, when and where they need it. It is smaller and easier to handle and features up-to-date information on provincial and federal services available to seniors. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5659
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5659Thu, 11 Jul 2013 13:39:58 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Hospice Niagara Provides Comfort for Those Approaching End of Life As Mary Macdonald’s Pancreatic cancer began to spread rapidly, she accepted that the end of her life was approaching.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5636
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5636Wed, 10 Jul 2013 13:35:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Lobchuk receives CFI GrantDr. Michelle Lobchuk, Manitoba Health Research Council Research Chair in Caregiver Communication, Associate Professor, Nursing, University of Manitoba and Principal Investigator, Caregiver Communication, Psychosocial Oncology and Cancer Nursing Research at St-Boniface Hospital Research, has been granted $188,784 for development of a caregiver research environment (CARE), a naturalistic setting for empathic communication.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5635
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5635Wed, 10 Jul 2013 13:28:45 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Finding a Balance: “Care Talk” vs. “Death Talk”While Dr. Tom Koch, ethicist and gerontologist specializing in chronic and palliative care, has urged the population to “speak less of death and more about care”, others have responded to emphasize the importance of end-of-life planning. From both perspectives there are lessons to be drawn to guide the future direction of the palliative care sector. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5623
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5623Tue, 09 Jul 2013 16:38:13 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Remembering Michele My first recollection of Michele Jones was watching her play the part of Marilla in Anne of Green Gables; produced and performed by the Scugog Choral Society in Port Perry, the town where we live. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5618
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5618Tue, 09 Jul 2013 14:19:42 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)New book provides advice and comfort to Alzheimer Patients’ Families The impact of dementia on families is a growing issue in North America. “Late-Stage Dementia: Promoting Comfort, Compassion and Care” by celebrated doctor Michael Gordon seeks to provide guidance to families and caregivers about the challenges that arise with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5617
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5617Tue, 09 Jul 2013 13:48:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)As CMA meeting nears, debate over end-of-life care increasingAs physicians prepare to discuss end-of-life care during the CMA's annual meeting this August, debate is beginning to heat up about the many issues surrounding such care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5603
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5603Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:36:47 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)A review of the Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program from 2008 to 2012This month’s issue of Current Oncology has published a study of the Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program (RRRP). http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5602
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5602Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:28:50 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Report on experiences of metastatic breast cancer patients and caregivers in Canada The Canadian Breast Cancer Network (CBCN) and Rethink Breast Cancer (RETHINK) have released a new report titled “Metastatic Breast Cancer in Canada: The lived experience of patients and caregivers.”http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5601
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5601Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:07:11 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Improving quality in Canada’s nursing homes requires “more staff, more training”Over 100,000 patients are cared for in Alberta and Ontario’s nursing homes every year.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5565
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5565Fri, 05 Jul 2013 07:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)National Guidelines for a Comprehensive Service System to Support Family Caregivers of Adults with Mental Health Problems and IllnessesThe Mental Health Commission of Canada has released a report titled “National Guidelines for a Comprehensive Service System to Support Family Caregivers of Adults with Mental Health Problems and Illnesses”, explaining that caregivers of mentally ill loved ones require additional support.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5555
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5555Thu, 04 Jul 2013 13:56:35 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Caregivers can get support in Boone CountyCaring for someone with a serious illness, such as dementia, cancer, lung disease, heart disease, aging frailty, etc., can be hard work.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5533
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5533Wed, 03 Jul 2013 14:46:29 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)News RoundupNews for the week of June 24-July 3.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5532
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5532Wed, 03 Jul 2013 14:31:12 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Development of Advance Care Planning Research Priorities: A call to actionThe objective of this study was to develop a national, prioritized research agenda for advance care planning (ACP).http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5531
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5531Wed, 03 Jul 2013 14:19:43 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)BC aims to double hospice beds by 2020In the speech from the throne on Friday June 26th, 2013, the British Columbia introduced ways in which they aim to improve care for BC residents.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5512
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5512Tue, 02 Jul 2013 14:30:32 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Intervention Plan Based on Hope Rev. Dan Cooper, the chaplain administrator for palliative care services at the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region says that mental health and hope of caregivers has not been well studied in the past. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5511
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5511Tue, 02 Jul 2013 14:21:45 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Hospice picks executive directorA long-time supporter of bringing a residential hospice to Grey-Bruce has been hired on as the executive director of the palliative care facility.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5509
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5509Tue, 02 Jul 2013 14:03:48 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Increasing need for health-care providers to prepare to treat diverse seniors There are a number of Ontarians who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transsexual (LGBT) and are approaching the age of retirement. Additionally, there is a wave of people who are living with HIV and hepatitis C approaching their senior years. Therefore, it is integral that doctors, hospitals, retirement homes and long-term care facilities begin to understand the often complex social and health care needs of these groups.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5508
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5508Tue, 02 Jul 2013 13:58:52 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Profile: Hospice YukonThe staff and volunteers from Hospice Yukon offer their support to terminally ill patients at home, in hospital, in care facilities or in their downtown office.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5447
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5447Thu, 27 Jun 2013 14:27:35 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Employment Insurance special benefits for Parents of Critically Ill ChildrenBeginning June 9, 2013, if you are a parent who has to be away from work to provide care or support to your critically ill or injured child, you could be eligible for Employment Insurance (EI) special benefits for Parents of Critically Ill Children (PCIC).http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5446
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5446Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:40:21 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Canadian Patient Safety Institute Releases First of its Kind StudyShows Adverse Events in 10-13 Per Cent of Home Care Clients Annually.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5445
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5445Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:19:40 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)KPMG Survey Report: An Uncertain Age KPMG’s recently released survey report, “An Uncertain Age: Reimagining Long-term Care in the 21st century”, has gathered insight from 46 leaders, professionals and practitioners in the aged care sector.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5434
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5434Wed, 26 Jun 2013 16:38:39 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Creative Thinking in Meeting the Needs of Canada’s Aging Population: Lessons from Denmark? According to Mount Sinai’s director of geriatrics, Dr. Samir K. Sinha, there may be lessons from Denmark’s home care system that can be applied to the increasing demand on Canada’s health care system. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5425
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5425Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:35:50 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Hospice Profile: Hospice Greater Saint JohnThe Hospice Greater Saint John established Atlantic Canada’s first residential hospice, Bobby’s Hospice, a 10-bed palliative care home. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5423
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5423Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:20:29 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Recognizing Poverty’s Impact on Health The Canadian Medical Association(CMA) is urging the All-Party Anti-Poverty Caucus (APAPC) to reflect on the ways poverty impacts health and places strain on the health care system.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5408
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5408Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:21:58 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Diversity services in Brampton’s palliative care unitTwo thirds of Brampton’s population are visible minorities. Therefore, planning for religious and cultural accommodations is common in places such as Brampton’s Civic Hospital where a staff of four people has been appointed to look after diversity issues. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5407
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5407Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:16:45 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Profile: Chilliwack Hospice SocietyAt the Chilliwack Hospice in B.C, comfort and care are provided to address the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of those who are dying and their loved ones. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5382
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5382Mon, 24 Jun 2013 13:30:58 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Opening of Toronto’s first children’s hospice: Emily’s HouseMatt Galloway’s interview with the Philip Aziz Centre’s Executive Director Rauni Salmine sheds light on the inspiration, design and goals of Toronto’s first pediatric palliative care hospice, Emily’s House, which opened on June 11th.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5381
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5381Mon, 24 Jun 2013 13:21:31 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Will Alberta’s cuts remove the possibility for terminally ill patients to die at home?Shelagh Mikulak, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is concerned that the province’s cuts to home care will increase the likelihood that she will have to spend her last weeks, days or hours in a hospital.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5351
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5351Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:08:14 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Olivia Chow Speaks Out About Palliative Care At the Saskatchewan Hospice Palliative Care Association’s conference on Friday, Olivia Chow told over 200 attendees that she believes every death should receive the same care and support the birth of a baby does. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5344
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5344Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:30:48 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)New Stedman Hospice Video Aims to Help Redefine Hope for Hospices EverywhereHospice; it’s what everyone will need, but nobody wants to talk about it until it affects them. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5343
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5343Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:15:19 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Founder of Passages Hospice Donates Blackhawks Tickets to Raise Money for Hospice Dreams The founder of Passages Hospice, Sean Gillman, has donated two tickets to this Saturday’s Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals to benefit Hospice Dreams, a local non-profit that works to fulfill the unmet wishes for adult hospice patients.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5328
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5328Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:11:34 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Canada’s Aging Population - Our system isn’t readyBy 2036, it is estimated that one of every four of our neighbours will be elderly. In 2027, the first baby boomer will turn 80, signaling the beginning of the time when baby boomers will need the most care of their lives. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5307
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5307Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:27:32 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Hospice at May Court Mourning the Loss of ’Dr. Isaac’The Hospice at May Court in Ottawa, ON is mourning the loss of ‘Dr. Isaac’, the 12 year-old Labrador Retriever that brought smiles to patients, families, staff and volunteers at the hospice.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5305
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5305Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:10:51 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Profile: St. Joseph’s Hospice, LondonSt. Joseph’s Hospice in London, Ontario embraces the unique needs of terminally ill people and their families by offering services that are based on the needs and wishes of its clients. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5303
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5303Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:55:47 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Incorporating Video Chat into Palliative Care At the Hospice of Windsor and Essex County online video chatting is being brought to patients through the Martin Martinos Memorial Communication Program, which seeks to keep hospice residents connected with their families and friends.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5287
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5287Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:04:11 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Providing emotional care for patients in a technology-driven health systemMounting concern that health professional/patient interactions are often less than therapeutic has led to many initiatives aimed at finding ways to put the care back into the health care system.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5265
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5265Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:02:32 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Profile: Hospice PeterboroughHospice Peterborough recognizes that when you or a loved one is faced with terminal illness, everything changes, both emotionally and practically.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5264
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5264Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:39:48 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Bill 52 Tabled in QuebecCanadian Hospice Palliative Care Association and Canadian Society for Palliative Care Physicians urge Canadians to Talk About Hospice Palliative Care Firsthttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5250
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5250Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:28:37 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Angel nannies ‘bring some humanity’ for mothers with cancerCancer takes an incredible physical, emotional, and financial toll on those diagnosed, their families and their friends. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5249
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5249Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:23:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Public meeting on new Kanata hospice siteHospice Care Ottawa will host an information session on its new Mc-Curdy Drive property on June 19.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5248
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5248Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:17:41 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Broadening access to specialized care: The growth of telemedicine connects patients to the caregiversFor nearly 13 years, Providence Care has been the hub for telemedicine in southeastern Ontario, connecting patients from distant communities to their psychiatrists or specialists via high definition cameras and video-conferencing technology – all in real time. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5233
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5233Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:51:47 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Action on Chronic Disease Chronic disease takes a high toll on Canadians and our health system. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5232
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5232Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:26:46 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Hospice Profile: Roger’s HouseLosing a child is a devastating experience no parent wants to endure. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5185
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5185Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:15:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Looking for a teaching resource?Several years ago, I took the Hospice Palliative Care Volunteer Training Course offered in my region. The facilitators made the course relevant and personal, and often had supplementary resources that would bring the “Fundamentals” to life, and help contextualize or visualize real situations.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5187
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5187Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:24:58 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Lily Beauprés last days: "We made every minute count’At a very young age Lily Beaupré was diagnosed with Niemann-Pick Type A (NP-A) disease- a disorder that develops during the first few months of an infant's life. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5184
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5184Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:05:09 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Canada’s Health Centres Applaud Alberta’s Next Steps to Improve Family and Community Health The Canadian Association of Community Health Centres (CACHC) today congratulated the Government of Alberta for fulfilling next steps of its commitment to expand access for Albertans to Community Health Centres (CHCs) and effective primary health care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5137
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5137Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:45:33 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Cancer and Advance Care Planning - Speaking UpNew Advance Care Planning guides support important conversations between cancer patients, families and health care professionals.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5097
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5097Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:31:06 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)How do you want to live your life at the end?Advance care planning is about more than just planning your death; it’s about understanding how you want to live your life.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5076
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5076Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:43:12 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Sharon Carstairs Community AwardIs this your community?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5074
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5074Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:25:12 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Bereavement Support for Persons with an Intellectual DisabilityAfter some difficulty in getting a group together Mary Ann Rosenbloom RN, Program Services Director at HPCM, and Karen Leggat BScN, owner and after-care specialist at Cropo Funeral Chapel, facilitated a group for six individuals starting on March 5, 2013.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5073
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5073Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:15:28 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Pallium Palliative PocketbookI am pleased to report that we will soon be able to fulfill requests for the popular Pallium Palliative Pocketbook (PPP). http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5050
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5050Fri, 31 May 2013 13:34:09 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Three Reasons to Register Now for the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care ConferenceThe Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Conference is the foremost national conference in Canada focusing on hospice palliative care. This year’s conference, Integrating Hospice Palliative Care into Health Care: Moving Forward, will take place from October 31 to November 3, 2013 in Ottawa, Ontario at the Westin Ottawa.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5016
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5016Wed, 29 May 2013 14:16:05 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Hospice Care Gap in Nova ScotiaWith Halifax Regional Municipality being the largest health district in Canada without a residential hospice, the Hospice Society of Greater Halifax is calling on Nova Scotians to join together to help advance the cause of residential hospice in Nova Scotia. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5015
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5015Wed, 29 May 2013 14:11:35 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Canada needs strategy to meet new global targets adopted today by World Health AssemblyEvery year more than 150,000 Canadians die from four major non-communicable diseases (NCDs): cancer, heart disease and stroke, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5003
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5003Tue, 28 May 2013 15:15:50 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)The Right Care at the Right PlaceLife is full of important decisions but when it comes to enhancing the quality of life at the end of a person's life, the options in Nova Scotia are limited. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5002
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/5002Tue, 28 May 2013 15:08:09 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Exciting plans for Homes tour underwayYes, it's spring - the weather is getting warmer, the flowers are blooming and summer is just around the corner. And while the eleventh annual Ottawa Homes for the Holidays tour on November 15, 16, and 17 may be months from now, already lots of work is underway to make it the best ever.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4987
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4987Mon, 27 May 2013 13:56:42 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)TED Talks: Judy MacDonald Johnston: Prepare for a good end of lifeTED Talks about a good end of life.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4953
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4953Thu, 23 May 2013 15:55:22 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Multidisciplinary team unites in the battle against cancer painPatient finds physical and mental pain relief in MUHC Cancer Pain Service http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4950
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4950Thu, 23 May 2013 14:28:29 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Virtual Hospice’s online community – Virtually indispensable “This forum [is] like a big cosy blanket when I need someone to lean on,” writes community member Marstin.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4842
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4842Fri, 17 May 2013 15:27:42 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)$58 Million to Improve Cancer Care for QuebecersRossy Family Foundation and partners pledge $58 million to improve cancer care for Quebecers.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4828
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4828Thu, 16 May 2013 15:53:40 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Report on Ontario’s Cancer System Highlights Need for Better Integration for Patient CareOntarians receive some of the best cancer care in the world, but more can be done to improve the integration of services within the cancer system, and the broader health system, to ensure a more seamless journey for patients, survivors and their families. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4825
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4825Thu, 16 May 2013 15:15:40 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Palliative Care – Coming out of the shadowsSome years ago my mother was admitted to the emergency department of a large urban hospital with a complex medical condition. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4821
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4821Thu, 16 May 2013 14:26:05 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)A Banner Year for the Red Deer Hospice Society’s 6th Annual Hike for HospiceRed Deer Hospice Society's 6th Annual Hike for Hospice was a great success meeting our goal of raising $36,000 to fund 100 days of Hospice care in Red Deer.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4820
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4820Thu, 16 May 2013 13:58:28 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Farewell to our Friend and Mentor There are people that touch our lives forever. We’re blessed to have known them and fortunate to have learned from them. They are teachers, mentors, and they are friends. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4777
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4777Wed, 15 May 2013 13:31:01 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Sharon Baxter Featured Guest and Commentator on CBC’s Ontario TodaySharon Baxter, Executive Director of the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, answers questions and comments on where Canadians die.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4771
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4771Tue, 14 May 2013 19:56:49 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Federal Funding Announced to Improve Palliative and End-of-Life Care The 2013 Economic Action Plan delivered by the Honourable James Flaherty, Minister of Finance, announced $3 million in funding over three years for the Pallium Foundation of Canada to develop training in palliative care for front-line health care providers.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4765
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4765Tue, 14 May 2013 16:32:35 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Abbotsford Hospice Society to break ground on Abbotsford’s first hospice for adultsAbbotsford Hospice Society (AHS), which has served the community since 1986 without a single residential bed, is breaking ground on Abbotsford's first residential hospice for adults on March 8, 2013, at 11:30am, at 32780 Marshall Road.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4757
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4757Tue, 14 May 2013 14:13:05 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Abbotsford Mayor Recognizes National Hospice Palliative Care Week in Flag Raising CeremonyCity of Abbotsford Mayor Bruce Banman honoured National Hospice Palliative Care Week today in a special flag raising ceremony with representatives from Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and Abbotsford Hospice Society.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4756
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4756Tue, 14 May 2013 13:55:21 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Comforting the DyingCarolyn is in her late 80s, frail and often confused. She sleeps most of the time, hasn't eaten much of anything in a few days.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4731
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4731Mon, 13 May 2013 20:43:48 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Working together to advocate access to palliative care as a human rightThe European Association for Palliative Care in alliance with the International Association for Palliative Care (IAHPC), the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance (WPCA) and Human Rights Watch (HRW), developed the Prague Charter, to advocate access to palliative care as a human right.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4723
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4723Mon, 13 May 2013 13:35:04 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Hike for Hospice Calgary, A Resounding SuccessThe sun shone brightly on this year’s Hike for Hospice Calgary. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4654
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4654Thu, 09 May 2013 15:57:38 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Quebec Government Announces $15 million for Palliative CarePremier Pauline Marois made a surprise annoucement on Sunday at the Congres du Réseau de soins palliatifs du Québec in Montreal. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4646
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4646Thu, 09 May 2013 13:52:46 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)The Last Iris: A Mother’s Day Tribute“I celebrate two moms on Mother’s Day,” says Rory Taillon, a young and talented musician from Oshawa, Ontario. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4619
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4619Wed, 08 May 2013 13:50:22 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Canadians Are Aging. We’ve Done the Math. Have you?The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association advocates for improved access to hospice palliative care through their National Hospice Palliative Care Week Campaignhttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4624
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4624Sun, 05 May 2013 14:12:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Hospice Serving Montreal Area for 10 YearsThe opening of the West Island Palliative care Residence in October 2002 marked the realization of a dream and ambitious project undertaken by Teresa Dellar and Russell Williams in the fall of 1998.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4578
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4578Fri, 03 May 2013 17:21:34 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association Celebrates the 11th Annual Hike for Hospice Palliative CareOn May 5, 2013, thousands of Canadians of all ages will gather on walking paths, parks, and hiking trails across Canada to celebrate the 11th Annual Hike for Hospice Palliative Care. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4573
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4573Fri, 03 May 2013 15:28:05 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)$1 Million and Counting: Bayshore Home Health Boosts Fundraising for Hospices Bayshore Home Health joins Hike for Hospice Palliative Care fundraiser for eighth consecutive yearhttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4570
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4570Fri, 03 May 2013 14:44:18 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Keeping you in control of your health-care choices Mississauga Halton CCAC End-of-life health and support servicesYou have control over your health care choices. Why should that change at the end of your life?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4569
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4569Fri, 03 May 2013 13:35:32 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Sacred TimeMy mother and I contacted the hospice organization in our hometown of Cobourg, ON when my father was dying after seven years with Alzheimer's. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4551
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4551Thu, 02 May 2013 14:54:53 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Expanding Tax Relief for Home Care ServicesThe 2013 federal budget,(March 22 Economic Action Plan 2013), included 'Expanding tax relief for home care services under the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax to better meet the health care needs of Canadians.' http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4549
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4549Thu, 02 May 2013 13:52:06 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Family shares Hospice experienceMandy Reeves and Rob Creelman are like many couples who share a closeness that allows them to finish each other’s sentences.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4539
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4539Thu, 02 May 2013 02:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)End-of-life Hospice Care for Cancer PatientsThe Canadian Institute for Health Information has recently released a report entitled End-of-life Hospital Care for Cancer Patients that seeks to better understand the end-of-life experiences and the use of hospital services of cancer patients, the leading cause of death in Canada. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4528
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4528Wed, 01 May 2013 15:19:02 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Nina Levitt on closing Perram HouseI am in a state of shock.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4523
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4523Wed, 01 May 2013 14:08:36 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Caregivers Nova Scotia New Website Launch!Caregivers Nova Scotia is thrilled to launch our new website at www.caregiversNS.org. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4522
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4522Wed, 01 May 2013 13:37:47 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Predictors of Home Care Expenditures and Death at Home for Cancer Patients in an Integrated Comprehensive Palliative Home Care Pilot ProgramEmpirical understanding of predictors for home care service use and death at home is important for healthcare planning. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4516
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4516Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:40:24 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Celebrating ehospice!We’ve now been publishing ehospice, your one-stop-shop for the latest palliative and end of life care news, views and inspiration, for seven months, and we wanted to say a BIG thank you for all of your support to date.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4502
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4502Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:54:32 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Hospice Champions Honored with June Callwood AwardsOntario is honouring twelve people and seven organizations with a June Callwood Outstanding Achievement Award, for their commitment to volunteerism and longstanding service to their local communities.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4476
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4476Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:55:48 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Death Cafes Encourage Canadians to Talk About DeathMore and more Canadians are gathering in cities across the country to discuss and often uncomfortable topic: death and dying. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4471
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4471Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:43:32 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Technology Evaluation in the Elderly presents to Health CouncilTechnology Evaluation in the Elderly Network (TVN) Interim Scientific Director Dr. Richard Birtwhistle appeared before the House Standing Committee on Health (HESA) on April 25. In seeking answers on the use of technology innovations in the prevention and management of chronic disease, HESA invited TVN to Ottawa.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4451
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4451Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:13:25 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Hospice Calgary helps a young family in a time of griefhttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4416
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4416Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:41:59 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Advance Care PlanningLike many couples, Kelli Sullivan and Todd Strilchuk are busy with family and work.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4411
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4411Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:08:14 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)A Legacy of LoveRuby Scott was settling down on the hide-a-bed in the room at Hospice House when she heard her husband, Bob, call out softly to her from his big bed.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4409
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4409Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:36:54 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Closure Of Health Council Erodes Federal Leadership Role In HealthThe Health Action Lobby (HEAL) is very concerned by the federal government’s recent decision to withdraw funding for the Health Council of Canada.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4397
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4397Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:31:02 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)From a Parent’s PerspectiveWhen we started out on this unique journey of parenting, we relied heavily on our family and friends for support. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4383
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4383Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:27:42 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Program Details of the 2013 CHPCA Conference Announced!The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Conference is the foremost national conference in Canada focusing on hospice palliative care. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4330
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4330Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:45:54 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Points West Living opens 10 new hospice bedsLocal capacity increases for patients requiring end-of-life carehttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4328
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4328Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:40:29 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)End-of-life care optionsA recent conversation I had with a geriatrician practising in Israel turned to national differences in end-of-life care. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4326
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4326Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:26:58 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Young people urged to make an end-of-life care plan You’re never too young to talk about end-of-life care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4299
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4299Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:09:32 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)The Language of LossAs a grief counselor and bereavement support provider it has taken some effort to identify and remove the language of loss from my vocabulary.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4298
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4298Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:00:22 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Positive Response To Education That Addresses End-Of-Life Family Caregiver NeedsSt. John Ambulance recently introduced a new education program designed to provide much needed information and assistance to non-professional caregivers who are providing care for family members or friends suffering from chronic or terminal illnesses within the confines of their own home.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4296
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4296Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:43:12 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)The Life Blanket Campaign: Changing the Way Canadians Talk about DeathThe Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association’s (CHPCA) Champions Council is proud to announce the launch of the Life Blanket Campaign, a creative project that aims to encourage Canadians to start a dialogue and engage in thoughtful conversations about end-of-life issues.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4238
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4238Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:14:02 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)The Canadian Cancer Action Network: Advocating for Quality CareFounded in 2001, the Canadian Cancer Action Network (CCAN) is grounded in the belief that a coordinated, unified umbrella organization is essential to the acceleration of the national cancer control strategy.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4226
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4226Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:36:04 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Speak up about Advance Care Planning dayAs recent news events have shown, life can change in an instant. Dealing with such changes-- and even thinking about them—is tough for anyone. No one wants to dwell on losing a loved one or what will happen when they die. Everyone has different thoughts about prolonging life, medical procedures to relieve pain and appointing decision makers. Sharing these thoughts can begin difficult - but important - conversations.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4225
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4225Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:09:52 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)The Way ForwardFor many patients living with terminal cancer, or for those with life-limiting illnesses, the phrase ‘palliative care’ stirs images of being near the end-of-life, and of being in a hospital cared for by health professionals. But what if we looked at hospice palliative care differently? What difference could that make?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4224
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4224Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:58:31 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Read Advance Care Planning Personal StoriesFour Canadians share their experiences with loss, dying and creating Advance Care Plans.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4197
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4197Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:48:31 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)What is National Advance Care Planning Day?April 16th is National Advance Care Planning Day, a day for you and others to reflect on decisions made at the end of life. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4196
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4196Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:40:12 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)The Room to Room Program (R2R)The Room 217 Foundation, with the generous support of the GlaxoSmithKline Foundation, has recently implemented the R2R program in 42 Hospice and Palliative Care programs across Canada. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4175
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4175Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:48:12 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Pediatric Palliative Care in Canada and the United States: A Qualitative Metasummary of the Needs of Patients and Families Qualitative research is becoming more common in pediatric palliative care and end-of-life care. The present article systematically reviews and summarizes qualitative and survey-based research on pediatric palliative and end-of-life care pertaining to the needs of patients and their families.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4051
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4051Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:47:11 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)“It was the richest period of my life”Mom died on January 16th, two months and one week after being diagnosed with a terminal cancer. We often talked of Joanne Lynn’s phrase “the blessing of a thoroughly dismal prognosis”.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4022
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4022Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:08:21 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association Announces “Text to Donate” Campaign in Conjunction with TELUSThe Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is thrilled to announce the launch of their new “Text to Donate” campaign. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4021
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4021Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:56:50 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)April 5 is National Caregiver DayThe Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, in partnership with We Care Home Health Services, recognizes the dedication and devotion of all family caregivers on National Caregiver Day - April 5, 2013. A recent survey indicated that 14.9% of Canadians aged 65 years or older are living with a cognitive impairment, including dementia and Alzheimer’s. Those living with a cognitive disease like Alzheimer’s or dementia often require 24-hour care for safety reasons. This led the CHPCA to develo...http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4001
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4001Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:22:49 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)No Longer the Caregiver…Now What!The instant your loved one loses their life, life as you know it changes. There are no words to describe the profound sadness and the process of grieving begins.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3987
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3987Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:52:13 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)The Picture is Clear - Demand for home care in Canada Exceeding ResourcesPortraits of Home Care in Canada 2013 Identifies Challenges and Solutions to Make Home Care and Health Care Better for All Canadianshttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3983
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3983Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:25:58 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Caring about CaregiversFamily caregivers don’t fit a neat description – they are spouses, adult children, friends and neighbours who provide loved ones with everything from emotional support to medication management, dressing and feeding. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3971
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3971Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:47:58 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)I’m a Caregiver for Someone with Alzheimer’s and this is my StoryMy mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's eight years ago. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3968
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3968Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:55:32 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Fact Sheet: The Role of Family and Informal Caregivers “There are only four kinds of people in this world: those who have been caregivers; those who currently are caregivers; those who will be caregivers and those who will need caregivers.” - Rosalynn Carter, former First Lady http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3915
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3915Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:53:27 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Ambiguous Loss and Grief - Resource for ProfessionalsFamily members of people with dementia often experience a continuous and profound sense of loss and subsequent grief as they live through the progression of the disease. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3913
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3913Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:35:03 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Just Ask! Patients want doctors to talk to them about end of life issueshttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3906
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3906Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:10:58 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Integrated Palliative Care – Family CaregiversThis Backgrounder on the discussion document Integrated Palliative Care – Family Caregivers explores opportunities to further support informal caregivers, including the roles played by the health system, employers, governments and communities. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3562
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3562Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:07:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Arbor Memorial and the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association Annouce New PartnershipThe Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association is pleased to announce that Arbor Memorial has made a commitment to sponsor the 2013 Hike for Hospice Palliative Care. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3896
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3896Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:54:20 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)BC Makes a New Commitment to End-of-Life CareDying-with-dignity is the goal of a new plan by the province to improve end-of-life care. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3845
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3845Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:43:44 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Federal Government Takes Another Step Towards Improving Hospice Palliative Care in the 2013 BudgetThe Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is pleased to announce the federal government has proposed funding of $3 million over three years to the Pallium Foundation of Canada to support training in palliative care to front-line health care providers.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3836
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3836Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:30:32 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Healthy Canadians Key to a Healthy EconomyThe CMA is encouraged by the federal government’s intention to renew its infrastructure program, as announced in today’s budget. “Addressing community infrastructure is good for the country,” said Dr. Anna Reid, CMA president. “The next step is to focus some of that infrastructure spending on health care.”http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3786
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3786Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:48:10 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)CHPCA Announces the Launch of their Accredited Online Event SeriesLooking to brush up on some of your skills? Need to learn more about specific pain and symptom management for end-of-life care? Then our new series of Accredited Online Events is just what you are looking for!http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3776
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3776Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:58:10 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Unique Prostate Cancer Partnership Develops Programs for SurvivorsASAP workshop exemplifies collaborationhttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3682
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3682Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:31:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Palliative Care as a Human Right at the UNhttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3683
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3683Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:39:11 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Hospice Simcoe Receives Major GiftHospice Simcoe extends our heartiest congratulations to Dr. Rick Irvin as a recipient of a Prime Minister of Canada Volunteer Award.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3659
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3659Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:10:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Baycrest’s mobile tablet app enables palliative patients to report symptoms directly into their medical chartBaycrest Health Sciences has developed a mobile tablet app that allows palliative patients to report their discomfort symptoms, such as pain, nausea, drowsiness, anxiety and appetite, directly into their electronic health record that the doctor and healthcare team see.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3658
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3658Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:36:15 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Aging and Dying in Canada: Do we need to change our approach to care?"Recently, a close family friend passed away at the ripe old age of 88. She had a wonderful life, filled with family, friends and laughs, leaving us all too soon.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3636
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3636Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:15:02 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)When professional becomes personalI am a person, wife, mother, daughter and friend. I am a hospice palliative care nurse and educator. I am owner and director of Life and Death Matters. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3625
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3625Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:58:38 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Moral Distress in the Care of People with Dementia in Residential Care Settings‘Moral distress’ among nurses caring for dementia patients focus of studyhttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3621
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3621Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:47:11 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Halifax’s Extended Care Paramedic ProgramThe population of Canada is aging. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3576
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3576Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:52:37 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Music care at end of lifeThe power of music may be most potent at the end of life when all other senses are shutting down and the melodies are not only distinguishable but spiritually sustaining.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3565
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3565Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:25:42 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Integrating A Palliative Approach into the Management Chronic, Life-Threatening Diseases: Who, How and When?This Backgrounder on the discussion document Integrating A Palliative Approach into the Management of Chronic, Life-Threatening Diseases: Who, How and When? summarizes some key considerations in adopting a palliative approach to care for all people with life-limiting illnesses. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3564
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3564Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:17:58 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Landmark anniversary for pioneer in AIDS and palliative carePast and present volunteers and staff will gather for this launch of a full year of 25th anniversary commemorations for the Toronto HIV/AIDS hospital, which opened its doors in 1988 as Canada's first stand alone AIDS facility, and first free-standing hospice in Ontario. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3518
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3518Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:55:33 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Terrace Hospice SocietyThe Terrace Hospice Society has been supporting Terrace and surrounding communities since 1992. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3406
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3406Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:20:02 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Realigning Services to Enhance Patient CareOn Thursday, Feb. 21, the board of directors supported the continued development of a two-year operational blueprint for Bruyère. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3386
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3386Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:41:53 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Defining the Role of the Death Midwife What if you had the option to care for your loved ones at home through the whole of the pan-death process (before, during and after death)? http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4386
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/4386Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:09:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Physicians Rise Up Against EuthanasiaGrowing numbers of physicians object to inflicting death on their patients. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3289
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3289Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:09:15 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)End of life discussions move to centre stage End of life discussions are never easy to have – but a number of plays, movies and books are making it easier than ever to understand the issues and take away some of the fear about the decisions we make for ourselves – and for others.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3274
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3274Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:45:26 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Hospice Calgary’s Sage CentreIn case you missed the original announcement, Hospice Calgary's Counselling & Education Centre has been renamed Sage Centre.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3196
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3196Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:32:06 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Mindfulness Practice at Hospice NiagaraStress has been referred to as the common cold of today’s mental and emotional health concerns. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3190
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3190Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:07:23 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Greetings from all of us at the Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit in Winnipeg, Canada!This brief note is meant to update you on some things that may be of interest.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3043
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3043Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:20:53 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Including Palliative Care as Part of Your Treatment — from the Time of DiagnosisRight after my FBC diagnosis (f-bomb breast cancer for new readers), my husband and I had an information gathering week. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3024
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3024Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:40:14 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Stigma around end-of-life planning contributes to later life painPalliative care advocates say federal and provincial governments have a role in raising awareness of advance care planning.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3012
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/3012Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:56:46 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Speaking up on World Cancer DayFebruary 4 is World Cancer Day and it provides an opportunity to highlight advocacy efforts around the world, including access to palliative care for cancer patients. Palliative care in Canada strives to improve quality of life by managing physical symptoms, meeting emotional and spiritual needs and providing support for family caregivers.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2998
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2998Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:56:48 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Phase 3: Working to Improve the Quality of Living and Dying in Canada Through Renewal, Revitalization, Expansion and Community Engagement On November 13, 2012, on behalf of The Board of The Pallium Foundation of Canada (PFC), Drs. Srini Chary, Consulting Physician, Regional Palliative & Hospice Care and Chronic Pain Service, Calgary, AB and Jose Pereira, Professor and Head, Division of Palliative Care, University of Ottawa, Medical Chief, Palliative Medicine, Bruyère Continuing Care and The Ottawa Hospital, announced the renewal and revitalization of The Pallium Program - Phase 3.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2974
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2974Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:33:28 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Bereavement Study InvitationThe Alberta Hospice Palliative Care Association (AHPCA) has partnered with Dr. Donna Wilson, AHPCA Board Member and University of Alberta professor, to carry out a Bereavement Research Study. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2969
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2969Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:48:12 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)We Need to Talk about Hospice Palliative Care FirstIn March 2012, the Special Commission on Dying with Dignity (Commission spéciale sur la question de mourir dans la dignité) released the report, Dying with Dignity. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2958
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2958Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:15:13 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)WPCA and IAHPC Gain “Official Relations” Status with WHOAfter a lengthy process WPCA and IAHPC have been formally accepted into official relations status with the World Health Organization (WHO). http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2957
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2957Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:57:53 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards - Call for nominations Please see the information below pertaining to the nominations for the Prime Minister's Volunteer Awards, from The Honourable Diane Finley.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2956
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2956Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:48:50 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Letter: Palliative sedation is the exception, not the normIt was eye-opening to read the details of Dianne Laheurte’s experience of her mother’s death while receiving palliative care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2924
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2924Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:31:25 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Special Lecturehttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2892
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2892Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:50:02 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)RSPQ Responds to Quebec "Death with Dignity" ReportThe Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association fully supports the following message from the Réseau des soins palliatifs du Québec.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2715
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2715Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:42:48 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry) Champlain LHIN adopts integrated health service planThe Champlain LHIN board of directors adopted the Integrated Health Service Plan (IHSP) 2013-16, which outlines the vision, goals and strategic directions for the health system in the Champlain region. The plan was developed in consultation with the public, health professionals, and partner organizations.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2449
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2449Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Therapy llamas bring joy to nursing home patientsTherapy animals have become well-known for raising the spirits of sick, elderly and otherwise confined patients in nursing homes and hospitals around the world. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2422
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2422Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)New Brunswick receives report on seniorsThe provincial government has received the final report from the Premier's Panel on Seniors…Living Healthy, Aging Well.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2359
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2359Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:02:44 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Let’s Talk about the Right to Hospice Palliative Care FirstAs the Rasouli case is heard in the Supreme Court of Canada this week, some critical questions have surfaced over the debate for quality hospice palliative care versus sustaining life at all costs. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2327
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2327Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:31:14 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Planning for end-of-life care the best course of actionYou know you’re going to die, so what’s the plan?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2325
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2325Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Parliamentary Event Honors Palliative Care ReportOn November 21, 2012, the Parliamentary Committee on Palliative and Compassionate Care (PCPCC) and the Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada co-hosted a parliamentary reception raising awareness for hospice palliative care. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2145
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2145Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:10:32 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Advance care planning and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia: don’t wait to have the conversationNext to cancer, Alzheimer’s disease is the disease we fear the most. Canadians over 55 believe it’s the worst thing that can happen to their health. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2098
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/2098Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:57:46 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)CHPCA Awards Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals to Hospice Palliative Care LeadersOn February 6, 2012, her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II marked the 60th anniversary of her accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1979
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1979Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:54:26 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Family docs: the power of numbersAdvancing the concept of patient-centred care, encouraging greater collaboration with other health organizations and government, and effectively utilizing the collective influence of primary care practitioners, researchers and educators are among the top priorities of the new president of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1871
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1871Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Improving Palliative Care: A multidisciplinary approachThe Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) published the results of a new CCS-funded study by Dr Camilla Zimmermann. According to this study, Canadian oncologists are referring patients too late to specialized palliative care services. Most patients are referred to palliative care services 30 to 60 days before death, and many are only referred in the last days of life.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1846
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1846Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)CFL Hall of Famer Reflects on His Father’s DeathMilt Stegall, the CFL's all-time touchdown leader, lost his father while he was still a teen. In this video with Canadian Virtual Hospice, (http://www.virtualhospice.ca) Milt talks movingly about what the loss taught him about dying, grief and a life's legacy. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1811
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1811Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:32:19 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)"A Caregivers Guide" is Being UpdatedThe Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, in collaboration with the Military Hospitaller Order of St Lazarus, is leading the mini review and update of the popular resource, A Caregiver’s Guide: a handbook about end-of-life care. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1788
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1788Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:27:05 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)From a Patient’s PerspectiveI could be seen as unlucky: I am a former cancer patient, suffer two other chronic diseases and am getting older. However, I live in a large Canadian city. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1759
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1759Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:22:36 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Chance Meeting Brings Hospice Palliative Care Training from Canada to CubaCuban pastor Eduardo met Dr. Marcelo Garcia during one of Dr. Garcia’s visits to Cuba. Pastor Eduardo had a request: a request that would impact the future of palliative care in Cuba.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1704
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1704Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:21:27 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)The Canadian Network of Palliative Care for ChildrenThe Canadian Network for Palliative Care for Children (CNPCC) is a special interest group of the CHPCA that focuses on pediatric hospice palliative care issues. In 1999, there was a small group of pediatric palliative care providers that met by phone and realized the need to have a network. In 2002-2003 this group became a formal special interest group of the CHPCA, with the first terms of reference being developed in 2003. It was also realized that norms of practice for pediatric needed to be d...http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1650
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1650Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Area women bare it all to benefit HospiceSault Ste. Marie -- When a member of Hospice of the EUP’s board of directors visited Prince Edward Island during the summer, she brought back more than souvenirs of the trip – she also packed an idea to raise $20,000 for the community’s new Hospice House.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1607
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1607Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:25:26 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Post 2015 development agenda- civil society meeting with High Level Panel On Friday 2 November representatives from the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance, Help the Hospices, the Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa and ehospice attended a civil society consultation meeting and reception with the UN High Level Panel on the post 2015 development agenda.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1603
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1603Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:36:36 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Meet the Ottawa Deaf Palliative Care TeamOne afternoon in a palliative care unit at Elisabeth Bruyere Continuing Care in Ottawa, a palliative care doctor walked into a patient’s room, gently placed the patient’s right hand on the doctor’s long braids to feel them and then moved the patient’s hand to touch the doctor’s stethoscope. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1601
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1601Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:09:38 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Weekly News Roundup - October 26-November 1Bringing you a selection of emerging and topical media stories relevant to hospice palliative and end of life care from local and national news outlets. From social care and assisted dying, to local hospice and charity sector news, this service gives you a quick overview of the relevant issues and debates being discussed in the media. If you have new items you'd like featured email them to ehospice@chpca.nethttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1512
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1512Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)HPCO Advocates for Improved Hospice Palliative CareThey called it “The Elephant in the Room.” Teams representing Hospice Palliative Care Ontario descended on Queen’s Park this week to talk to MPPs about dying and death. Something that most people, even in the health care field, have trouble talking about. But the fact is, we are all going to die, leaving only the where, when and how uncertain.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1531
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1531Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)The ACCEPT Study: Improving health care outcomes and patient care at the end of lifeAdvance care planning is a process of reflection and communication about personal care preferences in the event that an individual becomes incapable of consenting to or refusing treatment or other care. ACP practices result in greater adherence to patient’s wishes, and greater improvements in-patient and family member quality of life and ratings of quality of care(1). Investing in ACP is perhaps the single most important thing we can do as a society and a health care system to improve outcomes f...http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1446
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1446Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Advance Care Planning Conversations: A new video"Advance Care Planning Conversations" features real-life stories and thoughts from researchers, health professionals and family members about sharing our thoughts for end of life care. For more information please go to www.advancecareplanning.com.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1449
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1449Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Weekly News Roundup - October 19-25Bringing you a selection of emerging and topical media stories relevant to hospice palliative and end of life care from local and national news outlets. From social care and assisted dying, to local hospice and charity sector news, this service gives you a quick overview of the relevant issues and debates being discussed in the media. If you have new items you'd like featured email them to ehospice@chpca.nethttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1420
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1420Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:00:54 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Attentive Care from the Caregivers and Volunteers at the Lighthouse Children and FamiliesIn some cases, children who are provided with care at the Lighthouse are unable to communicate and have no control over their environment. As for any other child, it is important to identify and recognize their needs, tastes and sensitivities, whether they can express them or not. All of our caregivers and volunteers are therefore trained to attentively care for the children and families of the Lighthouse.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1413
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1413Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)What is the Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada?The Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC) was recently named the guiding force behind the Way Forward: Moving Towards Community-Integrated Hospice Palliative Care in Canada initiative. Over the next three years, this national Coalition of 38 member groups will lead the development of a national framework to guide the integration of hospice palliative care across all settings of care. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1389
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1389Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)The Purpose and Value of Home FuneralsPrior to the industrial revolution in North America death most often took place at home. Families cooperated to provide post death care for their loved ones and usually buried their remains themselves on their own property or in a small local cemetery.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1355
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1355Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:43:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)What is Death Midwifery?In conversation with a fellow home funeral guide the other day we came to notice that we were using the terms ‘death midwife’ and ‘home funeral guide’ interchangeably even though neither of us believe that they are the same thing. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1354
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1354Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:35:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)Exploring Religion in Life and in Deathhttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1331
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1331Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:30:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Peggy Taillon, Interim Director Ottawa Hospice ServicesA few weeks ago the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association sat down with Peggy Taillon, Interim Director of the new Ottawa Hospice Services. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1328
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1328Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:10:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Covenant Health launches Palliative End of Life Care InstituteKen Lane was always moving.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1310
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1310Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Weekly News Roundup - October 12-18Bringing you a selection of emerging and topical media stories relevant to hospice palliative and end of life care from local and national news outlets. From social care and assisted dying, to local hospice and charity sector news, this service gives you a quick overview of the relevant issues and debates being discussed in the media. If you have new items you'd like featured email them to ehospice@chpca.nethttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1312
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1312Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Fundraising 101 with the Hospice at May Court, OttawaJana Rand is the Manager of Fund Development and Marketing at the Hospice at May Court, a nine-bed residential hospice in Ottawa. She has shared some of the successes and challenges of raising funds for a residential hospicehttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1298
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1298Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:00:00 GMTvsherry@bruyere.org (vsherry vsherry)New Volunteer Training Manual Now AvailableThe Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association's Volunteer Issues Committee (VIC) is pleased to announce their educational learning modules for volunteers. This unit contains a series of nine learning modules specific to the Volunteer's role in Hospice Palliative Care, and an accompanying toolkit that can be used to guide the Volunteer through the learning modules.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1299
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1299Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:56:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)World Hospice Palliative Care Day 2012 – Living to the End: Palliative care for an ageing populationOctober 13, 2012 is World Hospice Palliative Care Day. It is a day to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care around the world. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1223
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1223Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTd.ward@ehospice.com (Daniel Ward)Be inspired 12 October 2012http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1201
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1201Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:22:48 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Weekly News Roundup - October 4-11Bringing you a selection of emerging and topical media stories relevant to hospice palliative and end of life care from local and national news outlets. From social care and assisted dying, to local hospice and charity sector news, this service gives you a quick overview of the relevant issues and debates being discussed in the media. If you have new items you'd like featured email them to ehospice@chpca.nethttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1217
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1217Fri, 12 Oct 2012 01:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Honoring the dedicated members of the hospice palliative care community: The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association presents their annual awards and Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medals in Montreal, QuebecEach year the CHPCA recognizes outstanding individuals or organizations that promote and/or advance hospice palliative care in Canada.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1169
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1169Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:55:55 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Highlights, day one and two of the 19th International Congress on Palliative CareThe opening reception was held in the Exhibition/ Poster Hall and was a great opportunity to meet friends and colleagues from around the world who have gathered for the conference. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1167
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1167Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:39:24 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)End of Life: Ira Byock Shares the 4 Things that Matter Most People cite many things as important at the end of life, like getting their finances and their will in order, giving items of sentimental value to specific people, making sure projects are passed on, and saying good-bye. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1137
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1137Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Advance Care Planning – there’s an app for that! Do you tweet? Blog? “Like” your favourite brand on Facebook? Chances are that you do – over 17 million Canadians connect on Facebook, and nearly a third of us of share our thoughts in 140-character bursts on Twitter. One thing you’re likely not chatting about? Your wishes for end-of-life care.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1139
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1139Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Thanksgiving dinner brings touch of home to palliative care facilityWives cook for families, patients and staff at CapitalCare Norwoodhttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1100
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1100Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Mindfulness in the midst of illness and caring Mindfulness is a practice that helps you connect with what you are experiencing in the present. Research has shown that mindfulness can positively affect your sense of well-being, even in the midst of illness. By focusing on your breath, you can find balance in the midst of distractions, demands and suffering. Mindfulness can help you live fully in the moment without getting stuck in it.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1138
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1138Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Are you too young for an advance care plan?Are you too young for an advance care plan? If you can drive a car, you can make a planhttp://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1141
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1141Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)The top ten: milestones for making (and reviewing) your advance care plan It can be tempting to think of advance care planning as a simple act of writing down your wishes and naming someone to act on your behalf.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1142
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1142Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)What’s In A Name? Choosing Your Substitute Decision MakerImagine: A serious car accident. A stroke. A nasty fall down the stairs. A life threatening diagnosis. You can’t communicate. We hear about these incidents every day. What if they happened to you, or to someone you love?http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1140
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1140Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Improve home care resources, say UK’s palliative care expertsImproving home care resources for people who prefer to die at home would provide better end of life care and would reduce strain on the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, according to a new study.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1147
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1147Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:43:13 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Trent Hills Resident: Winner of the June Callwood Award The Board of Community Care Northumberland is pleased to announce that Thelma Cook of Campbellford has been named a June Callwood Award of Distinction winner. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1091
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/1091Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)I Did It My Way - A hospice story of aging well to the end.The first time I saw Jim Gibson was at Hospice Calgary’s Rosedale Hospice when a local Calgary singer, Michael Hope, gave a private concert for the patients and families there.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/857
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/857Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:17:47 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Dr. Romayne Gallagher joins the Canadian Virtual Hospice team Romayne Gallagher, MD CCFP, a family physician and highly respected palliative care leader, is the latest addition to the Canadian Virtual Hospice’s interdisciplinary team. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/725
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/725Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Travelling Companions“I just want to get off on the right exit”... It was a great conversation about dying. Janet (not her real name) was close to death. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/726
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/726Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Manitoba’s New Spiritual Health Care Strategic PlanHospice & Palliative Care Manitoba welcomes the announcement by the Province of Manitoba for a strategic plan for spiritual care entitled Health and the Human Spirit Shaping the Direction of Spiritual Health Care in Manitoba, Manitoba’s Spiritual Health Care Strategic Plan. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/722
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/722Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Comparative health care use patterns of people with schizophrenia near the end of life: A population-based study in Manitoba, CanadaDr. Harvey Chochinov, Dr. Patricia Martens, Dr. Heather Prior and Dr. Maia Kredentser recently co-published an article in Schizophrenia Research entitled “Comparative health care use patterns of people with schizophrenia near the end of life: A population-based study in Manitoba, Canada.”http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/640
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/640Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov Awarded the Prestigious Frederic Newton Gisborne Starr AwardDr. Harvey Max Chochinov, pioneer for hospice palliative care research into dignity therapy, was recently awarded the Canadian Medical Association’s highest honor: The Frederic Newton Gisborne Starr Award.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/641
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/641Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Aggressive treatment or palliative care – whose choice is it?As part of a research team, I interview patients who are at risk of dying and their family members about the end of life and the care that they are receiving.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/642
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/642Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)It depends on where you die! Settings of care in CanadaAs an increasing number of our population is aging, Canadians are starting to think more and more about hospice palliative care and the role that it plays within our society. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/708
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/708Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)A New Vision for Music in Hospice CareWhen I began to create palliative care curriculum for concert-performance students at the University of Toronto, my initial goal was to ensure a gifted population of artists was aware of the fact that the healing power of music was true and real. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/723
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/723Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Dr. H. M Chochinov Issues Call to Action to the Canadian Medical AssociationDr. Harvey Max Chochinov, Founder of Canadian Virtual Hospice, delivered the following address on August 12–15, 2012at the Canadian Medical Association's 145th Annual Meeting and General Council, on receipt of the CMA Frederic Newton Gisborne Starr Award. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/724
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/724Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Thoughts from a ChampionWhen I was asked to join the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association’s Champion’s Council in 2010, I had not spent much time contemplating that final stage of life - that word we try very hard not to use.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/620
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/620Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)The Way Forward: Moving Towards Community-Integrated Hospice Palliative Care: Discussion DocumentsWe are pleased to announce the availability of two of eight discussion documents prepared for The Way Forward Integration Initiative, The Way Forward: Moving Towards Community-Integrated Hospice Palliative Care, a project led by the Quality End-of-life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC) and managed by the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA).http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/636
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/636Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)The Honourable Sharon Carstairs, Senator (retired), Senate of CanadaSenator Carstairs attended Dalhousie University where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History. She went on to achieve a Masters of Arts in Teaching at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1963. She has taught in Massachusetts, Alberta and Manitoba in public, private and Catholic school systems. Her interest and commitment to quality education remains unwavering.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/619
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/619Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)The Role of Long Term Care Homes in the Health Care SystemThe role of long term care homes in the health care system has changed drastically over the last 20 years. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/630
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/630Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Considering a two-year subspecialty in palliative medicineOur society is aging at a rapid rate. It has been projected that by 2061 Canada’s over 65 population will increase to 11.9 million people. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/639
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/639Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Hike for Hospice Palliative Care: a success storyA rare sunny day greeted walkers for St. James Community Service Society's first annual Hike for Hospice event on May 6.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/632
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/632Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Who Will Care: The Pan-Canadian Study of Palliative Care ProvidersDespite the increasingly crucial role of the healthcare workforce and volunteers working in palliative care, very little is known about their numbers or the personal attributes they bring to their work.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/634
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/634Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Ottawa’s Roger’s House Pediatric Hospice Honoured at 2nd Annual Voscar Awards CeremonyOn Thursday September 20th, Volunteer Ottawa hosted the 2nd Annual Voscar Awards ceremony. The event celebrates Volunteerism in the community.http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/715
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/715Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTjehrhardt@bruyere.org (jehrhardt jehrhardt)Moving Towards Community-Integrated Hospice Palliative Care in CanadaOn June 12, 2012, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, announced the three year initiative The Way Forward: Moving Towards Community-Integrated Hospice Palliative Care in Canada. http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/711
http://www.ehospice.com/canadaenglish/Default/tabid/10678/ArticleId/711Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT